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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contact lens
Noun
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With folkloric sounds as the backdrop and elaborate costumes worn by the performers, the spectacles tell the story of Andalucían history.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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Far from merely giving orders, directors are participants in a social reality in which the most important results aren’t the naked-eye ones of deeds achieved but the magic infinitesimal moments that expand into big-screen spectacles.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This came into sharp focus at Prada’s Thursday show as Zuckerberg and Chan walked into the event, an appearance likely tied to rumors that Meta will collaborate with Prada on a smart glasses offering.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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Around five, the sun broke through the clouds, a beery yellow light that made the leaves glint like glass.—
Robert Moor,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Contact lens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contact%20lens. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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