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 glasses are each handblown from lead-free crystal by artisan glassblowers, who Glasvin partners with directly.
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Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
My dream is to be the Gary Oldman Dracula, with the gray suit, gray top hat and little purple glasses.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
The glasses are being developed by AR/VR division Reality Labs, which loses money and, the company said, is currently facing a revenue headwind.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Figure 02 made headlines for doing laundry, washing glasses, and using a dishwasher.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025
And some of the technologies the company is betting on, such as smart glasses and self-driving cars, haven’t yet been widely adopted.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Anthropologie’s Icon glasses live up to their name.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
The glasses are lightweight, durable and dishwasher-safe.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
The glasses are equipped with artificial intelligence, sensors and cameras that can scan packages.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2025
My dream is to be the Gary Oldman Dracula, with the gray suit, gray top hat and little purple glasses.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
The glasses are being developed by AR/VR division Reality Labs, which loses money and, the company said, is currently facing a revenue headwind.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Figure 02 made headlines for doing laundry, washing glasses, and using a dishwasher.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2025
And some of the technologies the company is betting on, such as smart glasses and self-driving cars, haven’t yet been widely adopted.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Anthropologie’s Icon glasses live up to their name.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2025
The glasses are lightweight, durable and dishwasher-safe.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
The glasses are equipped with artificial intelligence, sensors and cameras that can scan packages.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glasses
spectacles
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Leading up to the Great American Eclipse, these safety spectacles became a bit hard to find, so buy them and more eclipse gear and merch early.—
Maya Silver,
Outside,
21 Oct. 2025
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Kiss wouldn’t have another Top 10 until long after Frehley left in 1981, but the quartet’s albums continued to sell well as its arena concerts became spectacles.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Glasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glasses. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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