reading glasses
plural noun
: eyeglasses used for reading or close work
… each button on the phone has one large number and three tiny letters squeezed about it so you have to squint real hard, especially if you don't have your reading glasses on.—
Dennis Baron
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This option from Amazon has dedicated spots that are each perfectly sized to hold your tablet, phone, reading glasses, water bottle, and headphones.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2026
Lee notes that menopause is a time when many women notice a need for reading glasses.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
Use them to corral odds and ends such as backup remotes, coasters, reading glasses, bookmarks, and electric lighters.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2025
Perhaps the trade-off between morning productivity and evening social capacity is as inevitable for someone like me as gray hair and reading glasses.
—Liz Krieger, The Atlantic, 18 Nov. 2025
Take the problem of her reading glasses.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2025
Pass the time until Oprah’s Favorite Things List 2025 makes its debut by snagging picks from lists past, like these blue light reading glasses and these comfy memory foam slippers.
—Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Most people only need a basic pair of reading glasses.
—Team Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 6 Oct. 2025
On The Golden Bachelor set, there needs to be a fishbowl of reading glasses.
—Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
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Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2026
Lee notes that menopause is a time when many women notice a need for reading glasses.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
Use them to corral odds and ends such as backup remotes, coasters, reading glasses, bookmarks, and electric lighters.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2025
Perhaps the trade-off between morning productivity and evening social capacity is as inevitable for someone like me as gray hair and reading glasses.
—Liz Krieger, The Atlantic, 18 Nov. 2025
Take the problem of her reading glasses.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2025
Pass the time until Oprah’s Favorite Things List 2025 makes its debut by snagging picks from lists past, like these blue light reading glasses and these comfy memory foam slippers.
—Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Most people only need a basic pair of reading glasses.
—Team Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 6 Oct. 2025
On The Golden Bachelor set, there needs to be a fishbowl of reading glasses.
—Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Reading glasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reading%20glasses. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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