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

That ominous focus runs beneath the trailer, beneath the guns, frantic confrontations, cars, and glimpses of a family suddenly forced to look over its shoulder.

— Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2026
At the picnic table, Anna then turns to look over her shoulder, and the screen cuts to X-ray vision, the music goes grim and the finale ends.

— Benjamin VanHoose, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026

Definition of look over

Verb

Virtue Asia will present Why Brands Need Entertainment, Not More Content, exploring how brands can move from advertising around culture to actively creating the stories and characters audiences choose to follow.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
Șerban draws on her own experience to explore identity and belonging from a Roma woman’s perspective.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of explore

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The researchers suspect that others were created by AI that either hallucinated or, just like the AI agents browsing their file, couldn’t distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate instructions.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
The report said 48 percent of consumers browse resale before buying new, and 58 percent of Gen Z and 55 percent of millennials prioritize secondhand over new.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of browse

Verb

Can any of them stake a claim to a rotation spot and save the team some money and/or prospects this offseason?

— Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Included in the roster of G League and international talent are former Heat players Orlando Robinson and Cole Swider, as well as former Heat camp prospects DeJon Jareau and James Nunnally.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of prospect

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Issues involving crew fatigue and performance, along with warning signal flaws, are surfacing as federal authorities continue to probe a fatal freight train crash in Elgin last fall.

— Marni Pyke, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Among the secrets Roman will probe is the nature of dark energy and dark matter.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of probe

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