reading glasses
plural noun
: eyeglasses used for reading or close work
… each button on the phone has one large number and three tiny letters squeezed about it so you have to squint real hard, especially if you don't have your reading glasses on.—
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Pleakley notably dressed in women's clothes, though his one eye was blatantly visible behind reading glasses.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 9 May 2025
If your grandma loves scrolling social media or looking up new recipes on her tablet, give her eyes a break with these blue light reading glasses.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 6 May 2025
Goldblum finished off the look with a white pocket square, a Tiffany Cocktail Watch, a pair of reading glasses tucked into his breast pocket and circle shades on the bridge of his nose.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 6 May 2025
Moreover, each year in North America alone, more than four million pairs of reading glasses end up in landfills, resulting in approximately 250 metric tons of non-biodegradable waste.
—Christopher Marquis, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
The one on the passenger’s side is fine, but the one near me is just at the distance someone who uses reading glasses will have trouble focusing on.
—James Morris, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Its latest collection is called Stadium, a line of reading glasses with a retro-sporty edge.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 19 Feb. 2025
After Mary was arrested, Michelle and Kaj bought her items from the commissary online: a tube of cocoa-butter lotion, a pack of playing cards, some Kraft jalapeño spread, a flour tortilla, and a pair of reading glasses.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Among his requisites are his passport, chargers, toiletries, eye drops, Apple Watch, sunglasses, reading glasses, notebook, and Sharpies.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2025
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 9 May 2025
If your grandma loves scrolling social media or looking up new recipes on her tablet, give her eyes a break with these blue light reading glasses.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 6 May 2025
Goldblum finished off the look with a white pocket square, a Tiffany Cocktail Watch, a pair of reading glasses tucked into his breast pocket and circle shades on the bridge of his nose.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 6 May 2025
Moreover, each year in North America alone, more than four million pairs of reading glasses end up in landfills, resulting in approximately 250 metric tons of non-biodegradable waste.
—Christopher Marquis, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
The one on the passenger’s side is fine, but the one near me is just at the distance someone who uses reading glasses will have trouble focusing on.
—James Morris, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Its latest collection is called Stadium, a line of reading glasses with a retro-sporty edge.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 19 Feb. 2025
After Mary was arrested, Michelle and Kaj bought her items from the commissary online: a tube of cocoa-butter lotion, a pack of playing cards, some Kraft jalapeño spread, a flour tortilla, and a pair of reading glasses.
—Sarah Stillman, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Among his requisites are his passport, chargers, toiletries, eye drops, Apple Watch, sunglasses, reading glasses, notebook, and Sharpies.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Reading glasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reading%20glasses. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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