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as in sunglasses
glasses plural
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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as in mirror
a smooth or polished surface that forms images by reflection
the vain princess spent hours admiring the reflection in her glass
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Recent Examples of glass
Standing out is a soaring vaulted living room wrapped with expansive walls of glass.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
This allowed Page to smash a glass bottle over Joe's head.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Under one glass structure, an artificial ocean allows researchers to test new methods for growing coral reefs.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
There’s an incredible array of wines by the bottle, glass, and on tap, from full-bodied to bubbles to sweet and fruity.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2025
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
This allowed Page to smash a glass bottle over Joe's head.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Under one glass structure, an artificial ocean allows researchers to test new methods for growing coral reefs.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
There’s an incredible array of wines by the bottle, glass, and on tap, from full-bodied to bubbles to sweet and fruity.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2025
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Or, like teenager Kashmira, to escape the sight of her abusive and absentee father’s genetics in the mirror every morning.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The White House’s efforts to centralize federal grantmaking, restrict free speech, erase public data and expand surveillance mirror China’s successful playbook for building scientific capacity while suppressing dissent.—
Kenneth M. Evans,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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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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“Glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glass. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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