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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
His initial showdown in the recording studio through the music producer’s glass window as Yung Felon is putting down a track is worth the price of admission, with Washington turning the encounter into a bravura rap that becomes one of the actor’s finest screen moments.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Some bottles even featured the city of origin cast directly into the glass.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
The 118 is at a crossroads in the wake of Bobby’s untimely death, and the perfect solution might just be… at the bottom of a wine glass.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 8 May 2025
Another significant factor in the Thunder playing so well in Game 2 was the productivity on the glass.
—Nick Crain, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 May 2025
Some bottles even featured the city of origin cast directly into the glass.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
The 118 is at a crossroads in the wake of Bobby’s untimely death, and the perfect solution might just be… at the bottom of a wine glass.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 8 May 2025
Another significant factor in the Thunder playing so well in Game 2 was the productivity on the glass.
—Nick Crain, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Gomez, 31, shared the mirror selfie of the couple's black-and-white twinning moment in an Instagram Story on Wednesday, May 21.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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In his introductory notes to Première, Angiolini noted that Time is fluid, ever-changing, and jewelry, worn over lifetimes and handed down across generations, often serves as a kind of mirror or microcosmic memento of one’s time on Earth.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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While many bemoan that American fashion shows lack the luster of yesteryear, Malena Belafonte is trying to rejigger the tried-and-true by blending runway looks, live music and circus-like spectacles.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
18 Dec. 2024
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Fewer spectacles have inspired American automotive imaginations more than monster trucks.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes,
13 Dec. 2024
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“Glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glass. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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