as in sunglasses
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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Recent Examples of glasses
The hushed buzz of clinking Champagne glasses or afternoon tea pots pouring steaming cups comes from the adjacent lobby lounge.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
The glasses are Stella McCartney, that was a fun touch.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
In a first at this year’s fest, TikTok star Reece Feldman will be conducting red carpet interviews via his Ray-Ban Meta glasses as a reporter for Meta.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 May 2026
There are strict rules for concertgoers tonight, including no recording devices, phones, cameras, Apple watches, Meta glasses, paper, pens or pencils allowed.
—Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 11 May 2026
Snapchat is reportedly preparing to finally release Specs, its AI glasses, this year after over a decade-long product development.
—Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 11 May 2026
After folding the napkin into a tight, layered square, Park wiped wine glasses, knives and forks in a corner of a banquet hall as colleagues prepared for real services nearby.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
Simmons owns all of them, using the small ones for wine and the medium ones as everyday glasses.
—Jennifer Zyman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
The two women took pictures with the students gathered for the event, both with and without the glasses.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 28 Apr. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
The glasses are Stella McCartney, that was a fun touch.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
In a first at this year’s fest, TikTok star Reece Feldman will be conducting red carpet interviews via his Ray-Ban Meta glasses as a reporter for Meta.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 May 2026
There are strict rules for concertgoers tonight, including no recording devices, phones, cameras, Apple watches, Meta glasses, paper, pens or pencils allowed.
—Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 11 May 2026
Snapchat is reportedly preparing to finally release Specs, its AI glasses, this year after over a decade-long product development.
—Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 11 May 2026
After folding the napkin into a tight, layered square, Park wiped wine glasses, knives and forks in a corner of a banquet hall as colleagues prepared for real services nearby.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
Simmons owns all of them, using the small ones for wine and the medium ones as everyday glasses.
—Jennifer Zyman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
The two women took pictures with the students gathered for the event, both with and without the glasses.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glasses
spectacles
Noun
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For a few minutes, the day will turn to twilight, the sun’s corona will appear, and one of nature’s most extraordinary spectacles will unfold over a variety of spectacular landscapes.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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Despite my declaration to the tourists onboard that the dragons’ goat slaughter spectacles were a bygone thing, an Indonesian government VIP was on the island that day, and to give him a show, the national park staff had brought the goats.—
Craig Stanford,
Big Think,
7 May 2026
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“Glasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glasses. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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