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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
Minnesota had a distinct advantage on the glass and in the paint in the first half and went to the break tied 60-60.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 19 Jan. 2025
Geronimo made a putback layup off an offensive rebound, blocked a shot, and collected another board on the offensive glass, and Gillespie nailed back-to-back 3-pointers to send the Terps into halftime with the small cushion.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2025
Despite Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart’s high motor on the glass, the Knicks sit in the bottom-10 in rebounds per game and rank 18th overall in offensive rebounding.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
Her eyes welled with tears, fogging her black-rimmed glasses.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 19 Jan. 2025
Geronimo made a putback layup off an offensive rebound, blocked a shot, and collected another board on the offensive glass, and Gillespie nailed back-to-back 3-pointers to send the Terps into halftime with the small cushion.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2025
Despite Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart’s high motor on the glass, the Knicks sit in the bottom-10 in rebounds per game and rank 18th overall in offensive rebounding.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
Her eyes welled with tears, fogging her black-rimmed glasses.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Glass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glass. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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