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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The experiences of students like Hailey and Beatrice illuminate what the future of education can look like.
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Vicki Phillips, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The mayor of the nation’s second-largest city ought to have the political skills to say something relevant and not look like a deer in the headlights.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 15 Jan. 2025
With Santander in the lineup, the top five could look like this:
1.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
If Golden can’t, Stockton might look like a former top-100 prospect who threw for 4,134 yards and 55 touchdowns as a senior in high school.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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Vicki Phillips, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The mayor of the nation’s second-largest city ought to have the political skills to say something relevant and not look like a deer in the headlights.
—The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 15 Jan. 2025
With Santander in the lineup, the top five could look like this:
1.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
If Golden can’t, Stockton might look like a former top-100 prospect who threw for 4,134 yards and 55 touchdowns as a senior in high school.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Look like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20like. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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