Thesaurus results for SQUINTED

squinted

verb

past tense of squint

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 McNutt said as Murray squinted down at the stands and zoomed in to catch a photo of the pop superstar for his wife. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026 Pok squinted against his bedroom's harsh, swinging light. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026 Dressed in periwinkle, Annie took off her shoes in front of the sunflowers, sat down, squinted into the sunlight and smiled. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026 Carson squinted at prices before hooking the fuel nozzle to the tank of his scarlet Buick. — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2026 Giles cranked the boat back around, leaned out from behind the steering wheel and squinted past a bright glare on the water. — Kelso Harper, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025 Amid the eucalyptus groves at Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz, local bug enthusiast Sasha Hernandez squinted through the draping green leaves, searching for flashes of black and orange — the wings of migratory monarch butterflies traveling from west of the Rocky Mountains. — Olivia Maule, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025 The page squinted up at the nightingale, her dull feathers and stippled breast. — Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025 The Babycatcher looked up at the sky and squinted. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025

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Shortly after the telescope was invented in 1608, Galileo peered out into the solar system and saw the amazing ring system.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 30 July 2026
After police responded to the scene, Kim peered outside her window to see Elijah Bieniemy being led away in handcuffs Sunday evening.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026

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Rivera never glanced at the scoreboard to mark her progress, too intent on trying to stay warm and focused during sometimes lengthy delays.

— CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
After an intentional walk to Seiya Suzuki, Crow-Armstrong took off for third and came around when the throw from Valenzuela glanced off Josh Smith’s glove and into short left field.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

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