Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squinny
Noun
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Up on deck for a smoke afterward, Spencer squints at the horizon: Yep, that’s land in the distance.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
23 Feb. 2025 -
Bad Boys 4: Ride or Die with a palpably slower, thicker Martin Lawrence (*collective squint) nears $300 million globally.—
Rob Marriott,
VIBE.com,
30 Dec. 2024
Noun
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However, that didn’t stop her co-workers and peers from laying down the firm glare of judgment.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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That means Johnson’s responses on Wednesday will be under the dual glare of Congress and Trump’s Justice Department, though the courts have generally determined sanctuary laws to be constitutional.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Viewers on TikTok were able to see the young golden retriever walking slowly away from the group, only to pause and look back, his gaze lingering on his former companions.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Dressing for the female gaze is about reclaiming how women approach style.—
Karin Eldor,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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He was raised in the Bel-Air neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, where his fair skin and blue eyes often drew stares.—
Randal C. Archibold,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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Despite the curious stares, Kennedy remained focused on his workout, even continuing to run on the treadmill in his hiking boots.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
17 Dec. 2024
Noun
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At the spa, Victoria pops a pill to relax before her massage, while another old bald guy leers at Piper during a yoga class.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
23 Feb. 2025
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The impersonal, modernist thrill of watching strangers on the crowded subway has been eroded, but those strange leers have also been replaced by actual fellowship on group text chats.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
26 Aug. 2024
Noun
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Elsewhere, shadow gapes invite light to flow through the property (another reference to the island’s volcanic origins).—
Christopher Cameron,
Robb Report,
27 Jan. 2025
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Jayne and their team also realized additional implications after studying and extrapolating the scalability ratio between their mouth gapes and cranial structures.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
24 Oct. 2024
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“Squinny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squinny. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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