contact lens

noun

Definition of contact lensnext
as in eyeglasses

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Recent Examples of contact lens This hypoallergenic formula is a smart choice for contact lens wearers. — Sarah Han, Allure, 24 Dec. 2024 Bausch + Lomb — Shares plummeted 12% after Citi downgraded the contact lens supplier to neutral from buy. — Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024 Zhao had managed to fish a contact lens out of its case and place it on a toy frog’s eye. — James Somers, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024 Most recently his lab reported making a single-pixel contact lens. — IEEE Spectrum, 4 Apr. 2012 See All Example Sentences for contact lens

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“Contact lens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contact%20lens. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

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