look like

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: 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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Archer Aviation gave a peek of what that might look like with a series of demo flights in the Bay Area last week. — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 But as debate heats up about what the next administration’s foreign policy should look like, Democrats and Republicans alike must be careful not to throw the baby out with the bathwater. — Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026 The team that opened the season as the overwhelming favorite to win Super Bowl LXI continued to look like a cheap imitation. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 For now, this is an intriguing proof of concept, a tantalizing glimpse of what electric mobility might look like someday, and a technology wrapped in enough engineering jargon to make the average driver’s eyes glaze over. — New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for look like

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“Look like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20like. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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