look like
idiom
: to have an appearance that is very similar to (someone or something) : to resemble (someone or something)
You look just like your mother!
That powdered sugar looks like snow.
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Read more here about what the process will look like.
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Susan Miller, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Below is a picture of what my success as a School Board Trustee will look like: 1. Resources are effectively allocated to meet student needs, including curriculum, technology, and support programs.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
Some of these achingly beautiful images look like paintings come to life briefly on celluloid.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 29 Mar. 2025
But as the black rock behind them glistens, the sparkles look like stars and the coal surface resembles the night sky or space.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 28 Mar. 2025
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Susan Miller, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
Below is a picture of what my success as a School Board Trustee will look like: 1. Resources are effectively allocated to meet student needs, including curriculum, technology, and support programs.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
Some of these achingly beautiful images look like paintings come to life briefly on celluloid.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 29 Mar. 2025
But as the black rock behind them glistens, the sparkles look like stars and the coal surface resembles the night sky or space.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Look like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20like. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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