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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squinnies
Noun
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And in a third, the gaunt 30-year-old killer flexes, purses his lips and squints.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025 -
Byrne has never been better, sharper, or more intimidating as a screen presence, carrying the movie with squints and frowns.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Enveloped in all this optical dazzlement, and cutting across the frame with their bold, frontal gazes, the women are the very embodiment of dignity and power, mirrors of the independence roiling at the heart of the nation.—
Zoë Hopkins,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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Besides their long, dark hair and smoldering gazes, what do Charli XCX and Salma Hayek have in common?—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Since it was released at the end of 2023, the hulking, angular vehicle has been subject to jokes about its appearance and glares from people who disagree with CEO Elon Musk’s politics.—
Andrea Guzmán,
Austin American Statesman,
14 Jan. 2026
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Saab recommends combining overhead lighting with wall sconces and table lamps to lend more flexibility while also avoiding harsh glares.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Musgraves and Hannah Lux Davis co-directed the song’s cheeky video, which is set in a grocery store and is ripe with fruit-touching and wistful stares.—
Travis Pinson,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Her performance is a showpiece of stiffness and resentment, all mannered pouting and stern forehead-forward stares, that’s two steps away from parody — until her earrings in the sixth episode bring it over the line.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Squinnies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squinnies. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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