squinny

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squinny
Noun
  • And in a third, the gaunt 30-year-old killer flexes, purses his lips and squints.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Byrne has never been better, sharper, or more intimidating as a screen presence, carrying the movie with squints and frowns.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Sidewalk glare to in-office fluorescents are no match for this mineral SPF 30 that delivers with a Swiss clock’s precision.
    Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Apple has applied an anti-reflective coating to ward off glare to all of the new iPhones, while the S25 Ultra is the only S25 with that feature.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But the truth is, this gentle giant is hoping his gaze will be the thing that finally catches the right family's attention.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Where And When To Look Step outside after sunset on any clear night this September and turn your gaze toward the north-northwest horizon.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • One coyote turned around and showed me its teeth and a death stare.
    Joan Morris, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Coel, the boundary-pushing revelation from I May Destroy You, is a perfect foil, hiding Lori’s feelings behind her deadpan delivery, unblinking sphinx-like stare and wary body language but poised to shoot barbs when the moment calls for them.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Some of the same faces are AI replicated more than once in the same scene and sport strange zombie-like staring leers or appear out of scale with other surrounding character identities.
    Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Where the documentary does excel is in its speedy ability to draw out and characterize the various personalities lurking around the case, though its eye for the revealing detail can at times turn into a leer.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • At times, the actor feels more like a design element, akin to the marble coffins and gape-mouthed friezes of this gothic world.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Rattle the bars with his scream and swallow me into the black of his gape.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Squinny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squinny. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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