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as in to peek
to take a quick or hasty look
just glanced at the instructions before assembling the bike glanced over his shoulder to see if she was still there
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as in to gleam
to shoot forth bursts of light
diamonds glancing in the display case
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Recent Examples of glance
Anika Reed, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Chase gives Robert a knowing glance that conveys goodbye; his body just isn’t strong enough to withstand superspeed anymore.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
The lone incompletion came on a near score that glanced off Kittle’s hand in the second quarter.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Though the show may seem like a perfectly picturesque, saccharine snow globe at first glance, there's a bite woven in, at times acerbic, at times deeply dramatic in a real-life way.
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Now is the time to glance at Amazon’s small appliance kitchen deals.
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There’s not much Fisher Robay in this episode; outside a brief glimpse of Ron overseeing the progress on the mall development, there’s only one scene set at work.—
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This bilingual edition preserves Vilariño’s rhythmic precision and existential intensity, giving readers a rare glimpse into a body of work that continues to resonate far beyond its origins.—
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Yates subsequently joined the San Diego Padres and enjoyed the longest sustained success of his career before bouncing to Atlanta, Texas and the Dodgers over the past three seasons.—
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The first goal was on a bouncing puck in front of the net that DeBrusk made a play on.—
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The area was badly burned, but still Simpson noticed green sprouts peeking out of the ashy soil and from the branches of trees that the average passerby might assume were dead.—
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The barrage of sounds and effects is so overstimulating that trying to suss out whatever occasional folk signifiers peek through (a gamelan here, a pan-flute there) can leave you with egg on your face.—
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For nearly a century, the Oscars stood as a gleaming cathedral to Hollywood prestige, the pinnacle of artistic achievement.—
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Williams points to these small moments, and poignant visions, as the representations of our hope, our resilience, our bright and gleaming futures.—
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Lined up next to rookie left tackle Josh Simmons and veteran center Creed Humphrey, Suamataia took some lumps in the first two preseason games before settling in for a clean sheet in the third look against the Bears.—
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Casly Lamiit Matching Turtleneck and Skirt Set Go for an easy one-and-done look with this turtleneck sweater and skirt set.—
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Guards, bigs, everybody just has to rebound, box out and just run.—
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While the Heat captain continues to provide solid defense and rebounding (14 on Sunday), his offensive regression has reached alarming levels.—
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Elsewhere, swallows flashed across the surface of the water.—
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The final few scenes of His & Hers flashes to a year after the murders and shows that Anna and Jack are, indeed, back together.—
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According to Pinterest Predicts, more and more people are skipping one-and-done scents in favor of a unique layering experience known as scent stacking.—
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But for people who skip the barber, hate appointments or just want a quick cleanup at home, the idea makes sense.—
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“Glance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glance. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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