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glance

noun as in brief look

noun as in reflection of light

verb as in reflect light

verb as in ricochet, hit off of something

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Instead guests in elaborate gowns and tuxedos discreetly glanced at their phones propped on tables and at the base of flower vases across the star-packed venue.

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Another point of concern among travelers: Bed taxes are not always fully made known — at least at first glance — when looking at room rates online.

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Roz glanced down at the tool belt strapped across her chest.

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Take a quick glance at the numbers in this World Series, and the Dodgers’ hitting problems are relatively easy to explain.

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A much larger secret casts shadows between Sarah and Ethan: a diagnosis of her serious illness, which he inadvertently discovered when glancing at a pile of bills, and which she has avoided divulging.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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