wink at

phrasal verb

winked at; winking at; winks at
: to pretend not to have seen or noticed (something) : to ignore
The city cops wink at the mayor's parking violations.

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Amanda Jones of Louisiana even wrote a book that winks at how she’s been treated by adversaries. Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025 Because of this, the DC stable of characters is a more immediately elastic one — and the best shows here run with that, creating their own version of DC superheroes that wink at the canon, and fans who know it. Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024 Kinski pulls off the admirable feat of never winking at the camera even as her character makes absurd, fantastical moves, something that her co-star Malcolm McDowell, who plays Irena’s predatory brother, fails to accomplish. Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025 Scripts wink at the ridiculous plots that have become cliche! Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for wink at

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“Wink at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wink%20at. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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