Thesaurus results for GLASSES

glasses

noun

plural of glass

as in sunglasses

a pair of lenses set in a frame that is held in place with ear supports and which are usually worn to correct vision I'm a little nearsighted, so I'm going to need glasses

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Recent Examples of glasses Headquartered in the northern Indian city of Faridabad, Lenskart sells everything from glasses to sunglasses to eyewear accessories both online and through a network of stores. — Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 One particularly stubborn bottleneck automatically sent recruits who wore glasses for screening for rare disqualifying eye conditions, a requirement officials eventually scrapped. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026 Earlier this summer, group chats maintained by women who wear glasses with thick plastic frames were consumed by a juicy bit of literary gossip. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026 However, Meta's smart glasses are under heavy criticism as many see them as a step too far and an invasion of privacy. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026 And, of course, be sure to take a pair of safe eclipse-viewing glasses. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026 These places, which operate similarly to those that existed decades ago, have only acquired modern gadgets like cell phones along with the tea glasses. — Kaitlyn Gomez, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026

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spectacles

Noun

Built into a natural ravine, the stadium’s site was used for ancient Greek athletic contests and later Roman spectacles before falling into centuries of disuse.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Over the years, however, the actress has proven herself remarkably versatile, pivoting nimbly from frothy rom-coms and broad comedies to searing dramas, psychological thrillers, and big-budget spectacles.

— Chris Bellamy, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026

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