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as in to express
to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)
the music teacher looked her displeasure with a fierce frown
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as in to intend
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
they were looking to make a fast buck
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as in expression
facial appearance regarded as an indication of mood or feeling
you should have seen the look on your face when we yelled "Surprise!"
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as in appearance
the outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality
the bride's father has the look of a prosperous businessman
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as in beauty
looks plural
the qualities in a person or thing that as a whole give pleasure to the senses
a supermodel's career tends to be entirely based on her exceptional good looks
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Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
When the last of his players finished talking and left the interview area, Reiser looked both ways and then pulled out his iPhone, with a Mass card attached to the back, and let his story out in whispers.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2025
Rosa De Acosta, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
Take a close look at what current and former employees say about the company’s culture, work-life balance, leadership, and team dynamics.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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President Donald Trump's continued criticism of Germany’s failure to pay its defense bills looks to have pushed one of Europe's wealthiest nations into action.
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Here’s a look at 23andMe’s rise and fall in four charts.
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The bulk of any 'savings' seems to come from cutting approximately 300,000 W-2 government employees.—
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Stanford seemed prepared to move forward with Taylor in 2025 until ESPN’s report last week detailed investigations into Taylor’s conduct in 2023 — before his first season as coach — and then again in 2024.—
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One such problem is a too-common vocal style that is expressed in guttural growls, making lyrics difficult to decipher — at least for me.—
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Internal Anger Anger is an unpleasant emotion that is often considered not socially acceptable to express.—
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Conceived by architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood, who later went on to design several of America’s iconic national park lodges, the building was intended to fold seamlessly into its environment—working to complement the natural beauty of its surroundings rather than overpowering it.—
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To be built close to junction 10 of the M1 motorway for easy access by car, it was intended to have a removable grass pitch, which would have made Luton the first club to use such technology.—
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While they’ll never be highly valued, these cars are an exquisite expression of Pininfarina design flair at its very best.—
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Tech billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg enshrined the zip-up as a power move, styling it with Adidas slides and an expression of monotony.—
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At first glance, offering free concessions might seem like a costly gamble for a non-Power Four athletic department generating around $45 million annually.—
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Bit Bonds operate much like standard Treasuries at first glance.—
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Programs often feature special in-person appearances.—
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Behavior Incentivized By The Folly Broadly put, the problematic feature of our political system is it has been designed to encourage leaders to think short-term and to focus on appearance over results.—
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Sullivan personally tested each item on this list of the best Lancôme beauty products.—
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Black womanhood embodies the unique intersection of strength, resilience, and beauty.—
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Many individuals feel too stressed or busy will avoid treating themselves, according to a study by Cornell SC Johnson College of Business published in the Journal of Consumer Research.—
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Even Bangkok, some 600 miles away, felt widespread shaking and saw significant damage from the quake -- including the total collapse of a skyscraper under construction.—
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“Look.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/look. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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