glowering
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The image features a glowering Trump leaning on his desk and his signature, with the text of the Declaration of Independence in the background.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
These minute works are packed with detail: Their flickering candles, flitting moths and glowering skulls appear as if they’ve been excavated from some illuminated manuscript belonging to a long-vanished medieval sect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
“Anybody that doesn’t see that, I don’t know what they’re looking at,” the 73-year-old retiree, a former heavy equipment mechanic, said beneath a glowering sky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024
Was it just another opportunity to look tough, like his glowering expression in his mug shot?
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2024
Antonapoulos returned from one of his trips to the closet and his face had a glowering look.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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