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
Allyson Kapin, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Most of the buzz Leonard received three years ago was completely projection, as scouts squinted and hoped his poor footwork and rough processing skills would improve with time.
—Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
If this term isn’t in your immediate search history, the flinch is an inverse of the male gaze; a jaw-tightening, ball-shriveling squint usually directed at my face.
—Ayla Harrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
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Verb
Many of Big Tech’s DEI initiatives were the Steve-Buscemi-with-a-skateboard meme of social impact programs; squinting at #BlackTwitter long enough to do a bit of refrigerator-magnet poetry, then placing a cynical bet on DEI marketing.
—Allyson Kapin, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Most of the buzz Leonard received three years ago was completely projection, as scouts squinted and hoped his poor footwork and rough processing skills would improve with time.
—Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
Alexis flips through the emojis one after the next, screen after screen of tiny images making her squint, giving her something like a cramp just between the eyes.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
If this term isn’t in your immediate search history, the flinch is an inverse of the male gaze; a jaw-tightening, ball-shriveling squint usually directed at my face.
—Ayla Harrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squint
Verb
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The king stares intently into an eternal distance through composite orbs fashioned from alabaster and glass, rendered in varying degrees of clarity, transparency and opacity.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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Perched on the second floor, the windows in the room overlooked the schoolyard and stared into the sky.—
Jesse Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 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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Her understanding of her body and her steely gaze has only deepened since then, culminating in her Best Actress win at the Academy Awards for 2022’s Everything Everywhere All at Once.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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The cover image is one of several that show Barbara with her dark hair obscuring her face, an adolescent Cousin Itt, hiding from the parental gaze.—
Helen Sullivan,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Flaco flying, Flaco preening, Flaco peering in a window, Flaco sitting on a pitcher’s mound.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2025
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Huber, meanwhile, peered a thousand years deeper into the history of Egyptian mummification by scraping residues found in two 3,500-year-old canopic jars.—
Sarah Everts,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Some correct for distance vision, some correct both near and distance vision (a multifocal lens), and others (toric lenses) correct astigmatism.—
Perri Ormont Blumberg,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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The machine picked up a pretty significant astigmatism, which causes blurry vision.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American-Statesman,
12 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Listen to this article Ciara Chatman walked out of her Auburn Gresham home Monday night and was met by the glare of candlelight.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Whitney is so strong that not even the icy glare of her former teammates can get to her.—
Christina Grace Tucker,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The ball glanced off Hohn and out of bounds, giving UCSD possession.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
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Many automakers are also exploring next-generation heads-up display technology, which puts vital information on a plane in alignment with the road ahead, keeping eyes forward rather than having to glance at a screen.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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One Oiler almost went with the two superstars but wanted Mattias Ekholm’s poise and vision.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Running a $10 billion district with more than 44,000 employees and 320,000 students demands a firm grasp of budgeting, a clear long-term vision and relentless focus on student outcomes.—
Sendhil Revuluri,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Squint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squint. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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