as in to stare
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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as in strabismus
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difficulty in seeing resulting from improper alignment of the eyes
The child was born with a squint that was eventually corrected through surgery.
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Recent Examples of squint
Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Rahm remained locked in on the analog scoreboard at Augusta National, hunched forward with his eyes squinted to get a closer look.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Their faces spoke louder: frowns of frustration, gasps of shock, squints of doubt, bursts of laughter, pouts of disappointment.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Verb
The feline continued to drink the entirety of the 12-second video, squinting its eyes in satisfaction for quenching its thirst.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Rahm remained locked in on the analog scoreboard at Augusta National, hunched forward with his eyes squinted to get a closer look.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
Wyler’s squint of discomfort with Penn’s manipulations soon softens into a look of impressed awe, her eyes no longer judgmental but adoring.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Their faces spoke louder: frowns of frustration, gasps of shock, squints of doubt, bursts of laughter, pouts of disappointment.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squint
Verb
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Things began to get chippy in the bottom half of the fifth after OSU’s Trent Caraway stared Sloan down after drawing a two-out walk.—
Alyssa Cooper,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Cauley was staring at a long road to recovery.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
Noun
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Barrel Cards The barrel card exercise can help improve symptoms of strabismus (crossed eyes).—
Laura Schober,
Health,
12 Feb. 2025
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One of his conditions, strabismus,has also been reported by researchers to be behind the genius of Leonardo da Vinci, allowing the painter to perceive the world differently and facilitating his accurate depiction of three-dimensional objects on flat surfaces.—
Maya Davis,
CNN,
4 Aug. 2024
Noun
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The camera watches all that’s happening from the open-hearted, but slightly confused gaze of the young brothers.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
19 May 2025
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The other key collaborator is cinematographer Josée Deshaies (Passages, The Beast), who shuffles between intimate shots and wider frames, her camera jostled among the sea of people in the city or composed in its gaze, with minimal movement.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
Verb
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This was suspected in the 1980s, and observations from the Hubble Space Telescope, which has peered deep into the cores of galaxies all across the sky, confirmed it.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
22 May 2025
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No one can peer at their respective architectures, weights (the various connection strengths among linked neurons), or activations (what numbers are being calculated given the inputs and weights while the models are running) without the company granting special access.—
Jonathan L. Zittrain,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Eye damage can lead to cataracts, macular degeneration, and astigmatism.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
16 May 2025
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Last year, Kiké Hernández did the same thing after discovering astigmatism (a condition caused by imperfections in the curvature of the eye that can impact vision) in his own right eye.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
Noun
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The Indy native has seen the city thrive under the glare of two NBA All-Star Games, the CFP national championship game, and dozens of other national and international championships.—
Michael Marot,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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It is formulated with LED lights with glare control and low optical flicker for eye care.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
15 May 2025
Verb
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Vanilla investors tend to glance at the surface and move on.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The boys on the other team kept glancing at the clock and several were fighting tears.—
Drew Ramsey,
CNBC,
14 May 2025
Noun
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According to a statement obtained by PEOPLE that was then posted on his Instagram, Billy's NPH has been made worse by recent concert performances, leading to problems with his hearing, vision and balance.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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The iconic singer announced Friday he was diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus, which has been exacerbated by recent performances, leading to problems with his hearing, vision and balance.—
Sara Moniuszko,
CBS News,
23 May 2025
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“Squint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squint. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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