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
Peter Rubin, Longreads, 5 Dec. 2024
This leads to a generally cleaner, more stable image which should help competitive players track and eliminate targets without having to squint their eyes as much.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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
For The Ringer, Nate Rogers investigates what’s behind the issue, and why the blindingly luminescent horse is out of the angry, squinting barn.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 5 Dec. 2024
This leads to a generally cleaner, more stable image which should help competitive players track and eliminate targets without having to squint their eyes as much.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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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So is seemingly everyone else — except Edward, left to stare into the middle distance and wonder what the hell is going on.Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Jair Horton stared blankly into the void in front of him.Sam Blum, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 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
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The earlier strabismus is treated, the better, Flanary says.Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 30 July 2024
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His eyebrows were drawn together, his gaze was sharp, even his gentle-looking lips were closed tight.Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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No matter the politics of the day, Jefferson tethered his gaze to earth, soil and sky.Sara Georgini, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
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Importantly, peering this deep into the ice could help answer one of our planet’s major climate mysteries–what happened when glacial cycles were disrupted roughly 900,000 to 1.2 million years ago.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 Jan. 2025
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Also, make sure the view isn't peering into a neighbor's window.Simon Hill, WIRED, 3 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
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The machine can see how the eyes are focusing to check for conditions such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism.Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Dec. 2024
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The panel is an ultra-low glare design, too, thanks to premium low-reflection technology, and supports wider viewing angles than regular LCD models.John Archer, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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This image's fiery glare, eyes swirled in their galactic arms, is a combination of mixed-spectrum captures using the James Webb Space Telescope for mid-infrared light, and the Hubble Space Telescope for visible and ultraviolet light.Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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The two let Jenner do her thing with Fanning subtly glancing at Jenner towards the end of the video.Michelle Lee, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Berggren’s shot glanced off Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins’ glove before finding the net.Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
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From aesthetic accuracy to functional integrity, the team at Clone must constantly balance artistic vision with engineering precision.Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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Within a year, hardly a... Clarence Page: Jimmy Carter’s funeral brought a rare and much-needed vision of peace Edward Keegan: Has Donald Trump given up his interest in architecture?Armando L. Sanchez, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Squint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squint. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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