as in to look over
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glance (over)
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There is also a limit to what Europe is willing to do without Uncle Sam looking over its shoulder.—
Daniel DePetris,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2025 -
Mirador de la Flor, which translates to Lookout of the Flower, features a motif of white roses and a life-size bronze statue of the singer leaning against a center pillar, looking over the Corpus Christi Bay.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Children ages 7 and up can explore science with a fun Easter twist.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
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According to press reports, the wedding may take place on Bezos’ $500-million super yacht anchored in the Venice lagoon, though other options are being explored.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2025
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Casual activities like browsing the web, shopping, and scrolling social media feeds didn't pose a problem.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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What is the best way to stay private, secure and anonymous while browsing the web?—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Even prospects a tier or two below those guys (namely, Bo Nix and Michael Penix Jr.) acquitted themselves well down the back half of their rookie seasons.—
Derrik Klassen,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Younger arms like Michael McGreevey and Matthew Liberatore could get starting opportunities sooner, and better prospects Quinn Mathews and Tink Hence could get them later.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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The trend over the past two years of the relative strength of shipments compared to the weakness of new orders, unfilled orders, and inventories appears to indicate that companies have been burning off their backlogs and running down work-in-progress inventories.—
Jason Schenker,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article About a dozen other hikers were nearby Sunday morning when a young man running down the popular Cowles Mountain trail in San Carlos stopped and fired a gun at a group of young men holding rocks who were chasing him and his female companion, according to a witness.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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Several animal studies and early human trials have started to probe that question.5 In one observational study, researchers found that postmenopausal women had a higher likelihood of developing severe liver fibrosis compared to younger women.—
Claire Bugos,
Verywell Health,
7 Apr. 2025
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And now, scientists have found a new way to probe these tremors in stars' convective envelopes, the turbulent outer layers of a stellar body where hot gas rises, cools and sinks in a churning cycle of energy transfer.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Glance (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glance%20%28over%29. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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