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
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Needless to say, there was much squinting at computer screens.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
And in a third, the gaunt 30-year-old killer flexes, purses his lips and squints.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Most people have been there, squinting at a chart from their physician's portal with zero context.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Needless to say, there was much squinting at computer screens.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
First, your jack-o-lantern's eyes start to squint.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
And in a third, the gaunt 30-year-old killer flexes, purses his lips and squints.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squint
Verb
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Not that romance, here, means anything beyond hand-holding and giggling while awkwardly staring into each other’s eyes.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
25 May 2026
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For the first time in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Avs’ mortality was staring them in the face.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
23 May 2026
Noun
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The teen now hopes that EYEVA could one day help those with strabismus on a large scale, and perhaps prevent many from needing invasive corrective surgery.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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Barrel Cards The barrel card exercise can help improve symptoms of strabismus (crossed eyes).—
Laura Schober,
Health,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Across the half mile that separated us, the stern gaze of the villagers was an impediment to our meeting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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Rather than attempting to reckon with Rwanda’s recent history from the outside in, its fevered gaze on this riven and traumatized community comes from the inside out.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
26 May 2026
Verb
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That's allowed Micron and peers SK Hynix and Samsung to hike prices.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
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Satellites helped scientists peer deep inside Earth Launched in 2013, the Swarm satellite constellation carries highly sensitive magnetometers designed to map Earth’s magnetic field with exceptional precision.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
25 May 2026
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Keratoconus often causes high degrees of irregular astigmatism, which is an imperfection in the curvature of the cornea that leads to blurry vision.—
Neelam Patadia,
The Conversation,
27 May 2026
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For users with astigmatism, the solution is less straightforward: the company plans to release an external prescription lens frame that can be fitted with custom lenses at an optical store.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As Earth moves away from Jupiter — a slow-moving outer planet — the gas giant appears lower in the west each evening and will eventually disappear into the sun’s glare by late July.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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The plot seems simple, but every glare and sigh tells a whole story about modernization, capitulation, cynicism and violence.—
Joshua Rothkopf,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
Verb
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The letter-like shape marks where sunlight glances off the rim of the Ukart crater, along with other pieces of broken terrain and small impact sites.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
23 May 2026
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These gentler, more glancing interactions often result in a merger, too.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
22 May 2026
Noun
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If rain severely impairs your vision, pull over and wait for conditions to improve.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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The vision grew into multiple wedding and event spaces, ultimately setting the stage for the creation of the resort Camp Lucy and the beginnings of Whim Hospitality.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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“Squint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squint. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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