Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for look down (on)
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Dalton feels a pang when the hare bounds past the garden wall.—
Alexandra Alter,
New York Times,
23 Mar. 2025 -
The city, which has bounded back after Hurricanes Helene and Milton in 2024, is more than its beautiful beach.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2025
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Favorable product margin rates and lower supply chain costs were also margin drivers.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2024
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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
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With its retractable roof, configurable seating and adaptable pitch – which will be stored in the neighboring mainland Chinese city of Shenzhen when not in use – the stadium can accommodate a wide range of sports and entertainment events.—
Andrew McNicol,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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The threat of regional war Alan Boswell, Horn of Africa Director at International Crisis Group, told NPR the war on the northern border in neighboring Sudan could also push South Sudan into deeper conflict.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
22 Mar. 2025
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Lenses can also suffer from a malaise known as chromatic aberration, in which different wavelengths of light are refracted to slightly different degrees so that different colors come to focus at different points, resulting in color fringing around objects.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Her eyewear was usually cushioned by her coiffed blonde hair; her beauty aesthetic built intentionally around ‘notes on bangs’: From side-swept to feathery wisps, thick curtains, and a pixie fringed trim.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Look down (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/look%20down%20%28on%29. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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