: the ridge over the eye or the hair growing usually in a line or arch on the skin over it
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Domenici, a hedge fund executive, had also brought in notable fundraising hauls throughout the year, raising eyebrows among political observers.
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Brandon Conradis, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
The situation raised more eyebrows when City Clerk Sonja Buffa late last week asked for City Council to approve $140,000 to buy a high-speed scanner and tabulator — to add to the four the city already has — to expedite counting absentee ballots.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
Wallace and Gromit, with their wide smiles and active eyebrows, are rendered in greater detail by Aardman Animation (Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget), and the smoothness of their movements, as well as the diversity of textures, reflect stop-motion animation’s own technological advancements.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2024
Probably not—but a new poll out Saturday has raised some people’s eyebrows.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Brandon Conradis, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
The situation raised more eyebrows when City Clerk Sonja Buffa late last week asked for City Council to approve $140,000 to buy a high-speed scanner and tabulator — to add to the four the city already has — to expedite counting absentee ballots.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
Wallace and Gromit, with their wide smiles and active eyebrows, are rendered in greater detail by Aardman Animation (Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget), and the smoothness of their movements, as well as the diversity of textures, reflect stop-motion animation’s own technological advancements.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2024
Probably not—but a new poll out Saturday has raised some people’s eyebrows.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Eyebrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyebrow. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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eyebrow
noun
eye·brow
ˈī-ˌbrau̇ 
: the ridge over the eye or hair growing usually in a line or arch on the skin over it
Medical Definition
eyebrow
noun
eye·brow
ˈī-ˌbrau̇
: the ridge over the eye or hair growing on it
called also brow
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