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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By making these success stories visible, managers can shift the narrative around what high-performing teams look like.
Strategies for unplugging without hurting your career
Employees can take steps to protect their boundaries without sacrificing career advancement.
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Selling such toys violates a New York law inspired by police encounters that have resulted in fatalities because the guns, though harmless, look like actual firearms.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 27 May 2025
As the boys got bigger and taller, the girls had gotten to be less physically girlish and began to look like young women.
—J.t. Barbarese, New York Daily News, 27 May 2025
In cities susceptible to tilting, that can look like retrofitting existing buildings, implementing new building codes and limiting construction in the most vulnerable areas.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2025
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Selling such toys violates a New York law inspired by police encounters that have resulted in fatalities because the guns, though harmless, look like actual firearms.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 27 May 2025
As the boys got bigger and taller, the girls had gotten to be less physically girlish and began to look like young women.
—J.t. Barbarese, New York Daily News, 27 May 2025
In cities susceptible to tilting, that can look like retrofitting existing buildings, implementing new building codes and limiting construction in the most vulnerable areas.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2025
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“Look like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20like. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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