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contact lenses

noun

plural of contact lens
as in glasses

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  1. glasses
  2. spectacles
Noun
  • The same minerals spotting your glasses and scaling your faucets could also be the reason your shampoo barely lathers or your hair has been feeling dull and stiff lately.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Outside on the patio, a group of longtime friends and customers — Jill Conrad, Kim Macquesten, Jenn Fox and Jenny Wolski echoed that sense of belonging over glasses of craft beer.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of glasses
Noun
  • There’s an almost comically blasé way in which the performers — who are used to such spectacles — go about their work an hour before thousands of audience members will gasp and clap at the same tricks.
    — Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • While not yet proof that Saudi Arabia’s roughly $250 million investment into Hero Esports will pay off, the event was a reminder that the kingdom can still create spectacles and stick the landing.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of spectacles
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“Contact lenses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contact%20lenses. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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