Thesaurus results for SQUINTS

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noun

plural of squint

as in looks

chiefly British an especially brief instance of looking Take a squint at this!

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verb

present tense third-person singular of squint

as in stares

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 squints

Noun

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

Verb

Nashville — Steve Crook squints through the sun, scanning his surroundings with precision. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 27 June 2026 Meanwhile, Charles squints at the phone. — Allegra Goodman, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026 Wiesmair squints at his smartphone, which is logged on to a database of European moth species. — IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for squints

Noun

But more than a decade on, follow-through looks underwhelming.

— Nick Allardice, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Music and makeup fans were equally obsessed with the latest installment in Larsson and Sinot's increasingly stunning concert looks.

— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of looks

Verb

Taped to the glass divider of Ryan McMahon’s locker, a drawing of Trent Grisham stares at the Yankees’ clubhouse.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Ron stops and stares ahead, dumbfounded, with a man’s shirt in his hand and blood running down his face.

— Barry Levitt, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of stares

Noun

Despite this extreme proximity, their gazes bypass each other entirely.

— Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
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.

— Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 22 June 2026

Definition of gazes

Noun

Any glares or slight changes in the atmosphere created by the solar panels could become catastrophic, resident Sam Rolph said.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026
Astronomers have spotted four dead star white dwarf stars playing a game of cosmic hide-and-seek, all four of which were hiding in the glares of red dwarf companion stars.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of glares

Verb

There’s an incredibly welcoming feel, and no staffer blinks an eye at accommodating a baby or rowdy teens.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
Sugar leaves his hotel room to meet the bright new day just as his space-communication box blinks with the promise of a new message.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of blinks

Noun

After going public in 2021, the two have become one of Hollywood’s sweetest duos, offering plenty of support to one another for their respective projects (see Challengers, for example) and even giving us peeks at their love life behind-the-scenes.

— Christopher Luu, InStyle, 31 July 2026
In the months that followed, the couple shared even more peeks at their relationship.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026

Definition of peeks

Verb

The rooftop champagne bar, whose terrace peers across the city and cathedral, still feels like something of a secret despite being within walking distance of Reims’s main attractions.

— Lane Nieset, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Aug. 2026
That growth came even as macroeconomic uncertainty continues to mount for consumers and appears to weigh on Disney’s parks peers.

— Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

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