at a glance

idiom

: with a quick look
She was able to identify the problem at a glance.

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Sora’s video quality looks good at a glance but rarely makes sense in motion. IEEE Spectrum, 14 Jan. 2025 Its main compartment has a clear plastic window revealing what’s inside at a glance. Isabel Garcia, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025 The Lenovo Lenovo’s ThinkBook Plus Gen 6, the first rollable OLED laptop, debuts at CES 2025. looks and feels like a typical 14-inch Windows laptop at a glance but, with the touch of a button on the keyboard, a motor rolls out the full OLED panel, expanding the display’s surface by 50 percent. IEEE Spectrum, 7 Jan. 2025 The Rangers' motivation might not be obvious at a glance. Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for at a glance 

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“At a glance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20a%20glance. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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