as in sunglasses
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as in stares
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
goggled at the elaborate costumes and floats in the Mardi Gras parade
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Recent Examples of goggles
Spencer Soper, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2023
Safety goggles should be worn to avoid eye injury in the event of sparking.
—William Miller, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2023
In one, a pair of kid bicyclers take the foreground, ogling the lens through goggles, while an oblivious gentleman in the background reads a newspaper, like a movie extra.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023
The defense has said that Oath Keepers were dressed in helmets and goggles to protect themselves from possible attacks from left-wing Antifa activists.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 28 Sep. 2022
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But many other divisions were losing staff, including its HoloLens goggles business which is scaling back work on a headset for the US Army that Congress declined to fund this year, according to people familiar with the matter.
—Spencer Soper, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2023
Safety goggles should be worn to avoid eye injury in the event of sparking.
—William Miller, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2023
In one, a pair of kid bicyclers take the foreground, ogling the lens through goggles, while an oblivious gentleman in the background reads a newspaper, like a movie extra.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023
The defense has said that Oath Keepers were dressed in helmets and goggles to protect themselves from possible attacks from left-wing Antifa activists.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 28 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goggles
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Another stares straight ahead, revealing no emotion, a mystery deepened by the bags under her eyes and the safety pin stabbed through her nose.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2025
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In making the documentary, Craig stayed true to his and his brother’s body of work, which stares with unblinking eyes at the repercussions of violence.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
9 Dec. 2025
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Around unexpected corners, the ocean gazes at you, a bold stranger.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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In the 2022 snippet, the toddler gazes at the stage from his father’s arms in a pair of headphones.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Goggles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goggles. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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