Definition of glassnext
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as in sunglasses
glasses plural a pair of lenses set in a frame that is held in place with ear supports and which are usually worn to correct vision I'm a little nearsighted, so I'm going to need glasses

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as in mirror
a smooth or polished surface that forms images by reflection the vain princess spent hours admiring the reflection in her glass

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Recent Examples of glass There was a shaman, a muscular, compact Peruvian man with bleached hair, Buddy Holly glasses, and gigantic eyes. Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026 At her mother’s funeral in October 2013, Cosco, then 22, spoke from behind bulletproof glass and thanked her mother. Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026 Suzhou MoCA Curved glass and warm-toned stainless steel have been used across the structure and its facades. Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026 Late that night, the woman said she was woken up by the sound of glass breaking and then allegedly saw Freitag enter the home through a shattered glass sliding door, according to the warrant affidavit. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for glass
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Noun
  • There’s an almost comically blasé way in which the performers — who are used to such spectacles — go about their work an hour before thousands of audience members will gasp and clap at the same tricks.
    Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • While not yet proof that Saudi Arabia’s roughly $250 million investment into Hero Esports will pay off, the event was a reminder that the kingdom can still create spectacles and stick the landing.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 14 Sep. 2026
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  • This is daily clear to parents and parent-poets, who live in the funhouse-mirror world in cause-and-effect refract not just across their own bodies but over the lives of those closest to them.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Even a Fendi Baguette bag featuring mirror work by Chanakya, recently came under fire for what some Indian social media users felt was a lack of sufficient credit.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

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“Glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glass. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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