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botany
: affected with blight (see blight entry 1 sense 1)
a blighted plant
This pathogen causes blighted flowers, heavy leaf spotting, and the death of young, green shoots.—
Elsie Cox
Elsie Cox2
: in a badly damaged or deteriorated condition
a blighted landscape
a blighted city
… the physicians who work here in some of the nation's most blighted neighborhoods …—Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell3
: made ineffectual : defeated or frustrated
blighted dreams
At every point we are confronted with shattered promises, blighted hopes, irreconcilable dilemmas, good intentions gone astray …—Gertrude Himmelfarb
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Also last year, the casino gave the city of Gary $3 million for the demolition of blighted structures.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Once overseen by a board of trustees, it has been owned since 2010 by the Jackson County Land Trust, a county-run corporation in charge of maintaining and ultimately selling hundreds of blighted properties.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025
The fields are placed in mostly vacant and blighted areas.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
After the riots, Ted organized the youth to clean up blighted vacant lots, plant grass and flowers and turn them into vest-pocket parks, according to the WLCAC website.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2025
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Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Once overseen by a board of trustees, it has been owned since 2010 by the Jackson County Land Trust, a county-run corporation in charge of maintaining and ultimately selling hundreds of blighted properties.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025
The fields are placed in mostly vacant and blighted areas.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
After the riots, Ted organized the youth to clean up blighted vacant lots, plant grass and flowers and turn them into vest-pocket parks, according to the WLCAC website.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Blighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blighted. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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