at first blush

idiom

: when first seen or considered

At first blush, the proposal seems ridiculous.

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Quite often, the clothes, music and other elements that at first blush may seem tangential to fandom will overlap with sports in a manner sufficient to help spawn a sort of energy exchange. —

Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Sep. 2024 The combination might seem like an odd culinary combo at first blush. —

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Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 23 July 2024 The Occasional Human Sacrifice - Medical Experimentation And The Price Of Saying No By Carl Elliott Elliott’s decision to foreground his own story is, at first blush, a curious one. —

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