GLANCE (OVER) Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

glance (over)

verb

Definition of glance (over)

as in to look over

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Verb

But Burke did not look over at the victim’s parents, who sat stoically in the courtroom in the row right in front of me.

— Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 22 July 2026
The Golden Globe-winner layered the look over a white T-shirt worn in a semi-tuck.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 17 July 2026

Definition of look over

Verb

Brownsville and other nearby unincorporated communities in Miami-Dade County are now exploring becoming a city – something Kilpatrick said is necessary now more than ever as neighborhoods are under the threat of gentrification.

— Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
That disconnect is what leadership researcher and consultant Cory Scheer explores in his book Closing the Trust Gap.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of explore

Verb

Visitors can browse the stacks or attend upstairs opera performances without worrying about the border line taped on the floor.

— Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026
The café-bar is a pleasant enough hangout with slate-gray walls punched with color, shelves of artsy souvenirs, and design magazines worth browsing, but the surrounding streets are stacked with great dining options.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026

Definition of browse

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The arena serves as the home arena for the Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL and has been prospected as a venue for a new or re-located National Hockey League team in Quebec City.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
That reality came to a head for one young backstop in the system last week when the Blue Jays moved on from four-year Minnesota Twins prospect Patrick Winkel.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of prospect

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For four years now, Metro light rail trains have been running down the center of Crenshaw Boulevard, and for just as long, residents say a major promise has been broken.

— Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Not Bone, But Nerve That something is the ulnar nerve, one of the three major nerves running down the arm.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of run down

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The man who was convicted of trying to kill Salman Rushdie is going on trial again, this time in a federal terrorism case that is probing deeper into what allegedly motivated the stabbing on a lecture stage in 2022.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Simulated traffic is populated by AI drivers trained through reinforcement learning to be deliberately difficult, cutting off the test vehicle to probe its weaknesses.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of probe

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