as in to stare
to take a look with the eyes narrowed (as because of difficulty seeing)
He squinted in her direction, but couldn't make her out with the sun behind her.
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as in strabismus
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difficulty in seeing resulting from improper alignment of the eyes
The child was born with a squint that was eventually corrected through surgery.
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Recent Examples of squint
Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Those who made the trek squinted at football from baseball sight lines in a domed stadium that felt lifeless.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Rob Marriott, VIBE.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Through squints, yells, and outsize reactions, Tadanobu Asano created a character whose interiority is always roiling and reaching, someone who finds life unfulfilling and doesn’t understand why this is all there is.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Pups who suffer from this condition may squint their eyes and appear to be in discomfort under direct, intense sunlight.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Those who made the trek squinted at football from baseball sight lines in a domed stadium that felt lifeless.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Noun
Bad Boys 4: Ride or Die with a palpably slower, thicker Martin Lawrence (*collective squint) nears $300 million globally.
—Rob Marriott, VIBE.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Through squints, yells, and outsize reactions, Tadanobu Asano created a character whose interiority is always roiling and reaching, someone who finds life unfulfilling and doesn’t understand why this is all there is.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squint
Verb
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Read More: Ex-Rival Speaks Highly of Philadelphia Eagles Initial reports suggested the star safety was staring at a missed first season in Houston.—
Justin Grasso,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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Everyone stared at their phones, following the live score in either acceptance or denial.—
Kylie Volavongsa,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Barrel Cards The barrel card exercise can help improve symptoms of strabismus (crossed eyes).—
Laura Schober,
Health,
12 Feb. 2025
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One of his conditions, strabismus,has also been reported by researchers to be behind the genius of Leonardo da Vinci, allowing the painter to perceive the world differently and facilitating his accurate depiction of three-dimensional objects on flat surfaces.—
Maya Davis,
CNN,
4 Aug. 2024
Noun
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In Competition Tender Claws’ Face Jumping, uses eye-tracking on the Meta Quest Pro to let participants swap perspectives with what looked like ghosts, by locking gazes with them.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Others are slamming the campaign for catering to the male gaze and taking inspiration from Brooke Shields' controversial 1980 denim campaign.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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As a major astronomical research facility, the CTIO hosts nearly 40 telescopes at it site, which offers exceptionally clear dark skies to peer deep into space.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The rare opportunity to look at the blazar head-on allowed the team to peer directly into the heart of its stunning jet.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This changes how light enters the eye and often leads to irregular astigmatism.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
3 Aug. 2025
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Most people with astigmatism need to wear glasses or contact lenses.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Anyone who has watched Pivetta stalk and stomp and gesticulate and glare and snap his glove to catch a throw from the catcher after a bad call and shout after an inning-ending out can easily surmise how much Pivetta’s intensity is part of his game.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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Each railcar includes access to open-air vestibules, giving guests a chance to breathe in fresh air and snap postcard-perfect photos without obstruction or glare.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
31 July 2025
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The second video then shows a neighbor, Dawn Harvin, 55, come walking down the street, quickly glance toward the stricken woman to her right, then look up the driveway to her left and raise her arm, in an effort to get the driver’s attention.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
7 Aug. 2025
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We are given a few glancing insights into those sacrifices, mainly through Souleymane’s phone calls back home.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But the film’s precise, funny characters and vivid, sweltering look would have meant nothing without Lee’s wise and ultimately sad vision of multicultural America as a place where good intentions and casual mistrust are as commonplace as the local pizzeria.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 2025
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The underlying fundamental challenges created by the countries’ deep divisions over their economic ties, the potential for conflict over Taiwan and other hotspots, and their competing visions of the international order can only be papered over for so long.—
Scott Kennedy,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Squint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squint. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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