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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lorgnettes
Noun
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After all, this isn’t just a doctor adjusting his tortoiseshell glasses beside her.—
Rodrigo Hasbún,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026 -
While this means children who need glasses are not getting them, thus risking falling behind at school, the health implications are more pronounced.—
Brian Park,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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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Inside, a huge man with a knee-length beard and red hat greeted my daughters, his eyes sparkling behind a pair of pince-nez.—
Monisha Rajesh,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Dec. 2023
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“Lorgnettes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lorgnettes. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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