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
In one post, a male avatar is depicted pointing a gun at a female judge with dark hair and glasses, which the complaint said resembled the judge.
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Unlike conventional metals, metallic glasses do not have a crystal lattice.
—Etiido Uko
march 17, New Atlas, 17 Mar. 2026
Throughout the evening, including the pre-Oscars reception, nearly 20,000 glasses of specialty cocktails, Champagne and other libations were poured.
—Brittany Levine Beckman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
This shallow-but-hardworking closet became a party pantry for entertaining, housing items like cocktail and wine glasses, drink mixers, candles, and cloth napkins.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2026
Other characters showing inclusive representation include Mandy Mouse’s wheelchair, Pedro Pony’s glasses, Penny Polar Bear’s same-sex parents, and Madame Gazelle’s French accent and background.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 16 Mar. 2026
Everybody raise your glasses to the reunion of the decade.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
Instead of an ´80s tracksuit and bug-eyed glasses, the Best Supporting Actress nominee wore a Dior jacket outfit covered in black and yellow petal-like embroidery, paired with slim trousers and tinted sunglasses.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
An investigation by two Swedish newspapers found that third-party workers sourced by Meta were able to view sensitive content filmed by the Ray-Ban Gen 2 glasses.
—Brian Cheung, NBC news, 16 Mar. 2026
Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Unlike conventional metals, metallic glasses do not have a crystal lattice.
—Etiido Uko
march 17, New Atlas, 17 Mar. 2026
Throughout the evening, including the pre-Oscars reception, nearly 20,000 glasses of specialty cocktails, Champagne and other libations were poured.
—Brittany Levine Beckman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
This shallow-but-hardworking closet became a party pantry for entertaining, housing items like cocktail and wine glasses, drink mixers, candles, and cloth napkins.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2026
Other characters showing inclusive representation include Mandy Mouse’s wheelchair, Pedro Pony’s glasses, Penny Polar Bear’s same-sex parents, and Madame Gazelle’s French accent and background.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 16 Mar. 2026
Everybody raise your glasses to the reunion of the decade.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
Instead of an ´80s tracksuit and bug-eyed glasses, the Best Supporting Actress nominee wore a Dior jacket outfit covered in black and yellow petal-like embroidery, paired with slim trousers and tinted sunglasses.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
An investigation by two Swedish newspapers found that third-party workers sourced by Meta were able to view sensitive content filmed by the Ray-Ban Gen 2 glasses.
—Brian Cheung, NBC news, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glasses
spectacles
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With his leading-man looks nerded down with spectacles, science T-shirts and a planet Earth hacky sack, Gosling portrays Grace as a teacher way out of his element amid hardcore NASA types.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Ravi stands some feet away, in a space all to himself, looking serious in his spectacles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Glasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glasses. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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