Look
Look verb - To give the impression of being.
Riff
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The prequels riff on this by making it look like we'll finally get to see one in action, but he gets smacked aside by Yoda and forgotten.
Source: Praetorian Guard -
No Celebrities Were Harmed: Spider-Man tells the newly-acquired symbiote to make him look like "the guy from Aerosmith", and it obliges - with a riff the show's theme playing in the background.
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The Birdemic riff has them mention that the guys flailing their arms around trying to hit some birds with coat hangers look like they're playing Kinect, except more dignified.
Source: Podcast / RiffTrax
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