look down (on)

verb

Definition of look down (on)next
as in to look (toward)

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  1. bound
  2. margin
  3. neighbor
  4. fringe
Verb
  • The sound of a teenager bounding down the stairs of our home.
    — John Biemer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • An irrigation channel bounded one side of the field, where both a snowy egret and a great egret stood.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of bound
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  • Most finance leaders can tell you their revenue and margin to the decimal point.
    — Nick Chandi, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • But with Medicare Advantage costs moderating, analysts said the risk to earnings has decreased and margin progress next year can be meaningful.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 July 2026
Definition of margin
Verb
  • In early 2026, satellite images revealed Akinci drones deployed in southern Egypt for executing strikes against the Rapid Support Forces fighting in the bloody civil war in neighboring Sudan.
    — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Crews continue to battle the Ross Fire in neighboring Jack County as well.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of neighbor
Verb
  • Until recently, live streaming was seen as a niche technology and a scrappy alternative to mainstream media, meant mostly for video-game players and fringe political pundits.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Castelo Ventoso is up a long dirt track fringed with cork trees.
    — Lucy Gillmore, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2026
Definition of fringe
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