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
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
The family smiles while dressed casually and barefoot, squinting from the sun's rays.
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Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
Beatrice Verhoeven,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Jan. 2026
First, your jack-o-lantern's eyes start to squint.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Whether 2026 is the year, or just the year fans started squinting at the schedule, is the watercooler question worth holding onto until that first Monday in May.
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Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
The family smiles while dressed casually and barefoot, squinting from the sun's rays.
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Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
And his method is when in doubt, squint.
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Beatrice Verhoeven,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Jan. 2026
First, your jack-o-lantern's eyes start to squint.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
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Only, instead of juicy confessions of a vampire, the footage just shows Lestat staring at him, silent, for half an hour.
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The man came over to me, his face a foot away from mine, and stared into my eyes.
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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.
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Barrel Cards The barrel card exercise can help improve symptoms of strabismus (crossed eyes).
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For starters, bright colors inject visibility – not merely for players looking to find each other amid the chaos of a World Cup match, but also for brands looking to draw the gazes of millions of onlooking fans towards their logo.
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Most focus on the soldiers’ faces, their uniforms, and the solemn gaze directed toward the Wall of Names.
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Wolfe downgrades Five Below to peer perform from outperform Wolfe said the stock has come to too far too fast.
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Audiences peer into the heart of things, and the whole world suddenly becomes lucid.
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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.
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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.
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The openings in the blinds' slats can be adjusted to give you custom control of glare, light, and heat.
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And these were just the animals and machines trying to do you in, not to mention the glare of the sun, the Feds, or some bad-seed trimmer with a crush or a death wish.
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Partey then glanced back at the defender before continuing on his way.
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Basallo misjudged it, taking an unhurried shuffle up the line, before the ball glanced off his glove and rolled toward the Dodgers dugout.
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Now a high schooler at Phillips Academy, a boarding school in Massachusetts, Jung has actualized his vision to keep his grandparents safe on crosswalks − and has a medal and $6,000 to show for it.
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Modern leadership increasingly demands physical fitness beyond traditional executive skills like strategic vision and emotional intelligence.
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“Squint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squint. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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