magnifying glass
noun
: a specially shaped piece of glass that is attached to a handle and is used to make an object look larger than it is
The jeweler examined the diamond with a magnifying glass.
Examples of magnifying glass in a Sentence
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The magnifying glass is on every team, who starts to fold now that the stakes are higher?
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Jordan Mendoza, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Styles said despite the magnifying glass on the department, no meaningful changes have been made.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Nov. 2025
An Nvidia chip is seen through a magnifying glass in Beijing, China, on August 1, 2025.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
Use a magnifying glass, and look on the underside of foliage where mites like to hide.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
Scorpio season puts everything from your core values to your sense of self-worth under a magnifying glass — finances included.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
No need to bust out the magnifying glass.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
This effect is analogous to concentrating sunlight with a magnifying glass to ignite a dry leaf.
—Richard J. Price, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
With three generations living cheek by jowl, the drama that plays out serves as a magnifying glass on the family itself as well as wider society in a vibrant but divided Berlin.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
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Jordan Mendoza, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Styles said despite the magnifying glass on the department, no meaningful changes have been made.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Nov. 2025
An Nvidia chip is seen through a magnifying glass in Beijing, China, on August 1, 2025.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
Use a magnifying glass, and look on the underside of foliage where mites like to hide.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
Scorpio season puts everything from your core values to your sense of self-worth under a magnifying glass — finances included.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
No need to bust out the magnifying glass.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
This effect is analogous to concentrating sunlight with a magnifying glass to ignite a dry leaf.
—Richard J. Price, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
With three generations living cheek by jowl, the drama that plays out serves as a magnifying glass on the family itself as well as wider society in a vibrant but divided Berlin.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Magnifying glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnifying%20glass. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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