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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
As soon as those words came out of the Rachel Maddow-glasses-wearing CEO's mouth, she was cooked.
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Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
The video’s props, which were primarily designed using cardboard and felt, were displayed in glass cases for visitors to admire.
—Katie Simons, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
No one ever wants to take the last of anything—last glass of wine, last slice of pie, last breadstick at Olive Garden.
—Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 June 2026
Double glass doors open onto the kitchen, which serves as the focal point of this home.
—New Atlas, 15 June 2026
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Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
The video’s props, which were primarily designed using cardboard and felt, were displayed in glass cases for visitors to admire.
—Katie Simons, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
No one ever wants to take the last of anything—last glass of wine, last slice of pie, last breadstick at Olive Garden.
—Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 June 2026
Double glass doors open onto the kitchen, which serves as the focal point of this home.
—New Atlas, 15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glass
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To keep the money coming in, many of the TV and streaming competitors in the upfront are leaning heavily on sports, hoping that big games and championship spectacles will bring dollars in when scripted favorites face a harder time in doing so.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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Compared to some of the spectacles that had played out across New York City for the past two weeks, this was a sedate party.—
Chris Smith,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
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There was that time when Mary-Kate became a brunette and broke the girls’s classic mirror-image sibling style.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
13 June 2026
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It is overlooked by the home’s third-floor ballroom, which Sherman said served as Pinkie’s ballet room with mirrors and a barre.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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“Glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glass. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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