as in peered
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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Recent Examples of squinted
The Babycatcher looked up at the sky and squinted.
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squinted
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On Leadville’s main street, where small businesses are housed inside colorful brick buildings that date back 150 years, some spectators peered down from second- and third-floor windows; others stood on flat roofs.—
Cari Shane,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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At the door, a man in a shiny blue suit and eyeglasses forged from some fragile-looking but probably indestructible mineral whose extraction shapes contemporary geoeconomics said hello, peered over my shoulder.—
Sam Lipsyte,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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People glanced over but mostly carried on with their meals.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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James Bond glanced up, a gun hanging limply from his trigger finger.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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After the photo opportunity, the girls stared at Minnie with Bennett taking a particular interest in the Disney character’s glam look.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Perhaps this is the first time the group stared into the rearview mirror to think about something akin to a greatest hits set.—
Daniel Dylan Wray,
Pitchfork,
5 Nov. 2025
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After dinner, the lights dimmed and a screen blinked on.—
Nick Stern,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
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Yamamoto has rarely blinked since.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Squinted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squinted. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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