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as in sunglasses
glasses plural
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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as in mirror
a smooth or polished surface that forms images by reflection
the vain princess spent hours admiring the reflection in her glass
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Recent Examples of glass
For one, their weekend in Lake Como was a rainy one, and though the skies cleared for the vows themselves, the reception had to be moved inside a glass marquee.
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Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
The city now even has a breakdown of where material collected for recycling goes — glass to Wisconsin and elsewhere in Illinois, metal to Illinois and Kentucky, paper to mills in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin, cartons just to Wisconsin.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Storing snacks, grains, and bakery supplies in sturdy, mouse-proof containers made of metal or glass can do wonders for reducing rodent problems.
—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 7 Jan. 2026
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—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
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But Harper may have met her match, or at least a mirror, in Whitney Halberstram (Max Minghella), another American who’s attempting to reinvent themselves in London’s money market.—
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This should include scrubbing the toilet, tub, and shower, wiping down the sinks and mirrors, and both vacuuming and mopping the floors.—
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After all, the films that benefit the most from PLF ticket sales have been Hollywood's biggest releases, as audiences want to see explosive action movies and dazzling spectacles in the most state-of-the-art locations.—
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Political events and news programming ran off with 16 of the top spots in 2024, but in the absence of a collar-grabbing quadrennial circus, only three Beltway spectacles carved out space on this year’s chart.—
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“Glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glass. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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