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Recent Examples of contact lens
However, Elordi did end up wearing a brown contact lens to make one of his eyes appear bigger.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
The thin, flexible material, similar to a contact lens, can be placed directly on the heart during surgery.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
Cooper Companies — The contact lens maker jumped 4% after activist investor Jana Partners took a stake and will push the firm to explore strategic options, the WSJ said.
—Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
There are kids that want contact lenses, and there’s some that don’t want to touch a contact lens.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
The thin, flexible material, similar to a contact lens, can be placed directly on the heart during surgery.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
Cooper Companies — The contact lens maker jumped 4% after activist investor Jana Partners took a stake and will push the firm to explore strategic options, the WSJ said.
—Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
There are kids that want contact lenses, and there’s some that don’t want to touch a contact lens.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for contact lens
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contact lens
Noun
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If your unable to view comet C/2025 R3, sky watchers can prepare for two cosmic spectacles this spring.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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An online amalgam of conspicuous consumption, natural wonders, and manmade spectacles — like the world’s tallest tower, Abu Dhabi’s Grand Mosque, and even, yes, the vivid green of Dubai Chocolate — has propelled the emirates to superlative measures of tourism and consumer behavior.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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On her wish list this year, there are string lights for $20 and a glass birdbath for $35.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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The plainclothes detectives, who were wearing NYPD vests, then dragged Brown on the floor, over shards of broken glass, to the front of the store, ordering him to stop resisting.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Contact lens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contact%20lens. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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