look down (on)

verb

Definition of look down (on)next
as in to look (toward)

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  1. bound
  2. margin
  3. neighbor
  4. fringe
Verb
  • In the first verse, the drums march stiffly, while the bass is excitable like the cad Khan targets, popping rudely and bounding showily into the chorus.
    Elias Leight, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Most causes of bounding pulses are normal compensatory responses of the heart.
    Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2024
Definition of bound
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  • Favorable product margin rates and lower supply chain costs were also margin drivers.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
  • E-commerce is maybe tapped into as a bonus benefit in case someone lands on their site or is done through a partner with very little oversight or control, let alone margin.
    Brandon Amoroso, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
Definition of margin
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  • The issue is similar to the worker deaths in neighboring Qatar, which hosted the 2022 World Cup and built new stadiums with the help of migrant labor.
    Reuters, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Although not as volatile as the race in the neighboring 45th district, the two candidates traded barbs all cycle, each trying to link the other to unpopular politicians from their respective parties.
    Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of neighbor
Verb
  • Tucked at the base of a ridge of ragged, jagged bare rock and fringed by cattails, Ayer Lake is home for the endangered desert pupfish and the Gila topminnow.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Gap campaign star Tyla made a strong case for neon yellow and fringe with her Area dress, which was just presented at New York Fashion Week.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2024
Definition of fringe
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