: characterized by dimness, indistinctness, or obscurity
the blurred names on the gravestones
: lacking clarity or sharpness : blurry
a blurred photograph
blurred vision
blurredly adverb
I am being lifted into the air—and even as I pant and stare blurredly, limply, mindlessly, a map appears, of the dark ground where I ran … Harold Brodkey

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However, the bullpen is there to protect leads, and the Mets were once again able to rely on it, especially after losing starter David Peterson early when he was suddenly overcome with nausea and blurred vision on the mound. Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2025 Issues Regarding Ethics And Credibility The rise of AI content raises significant ethical questions, including biased information (depending on the topic and tool), a lack of transparent attribution and blurred lines between original and unoriginal content. Angeley Mullins, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025 The line between spam and scam calls is often thin and blurred. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 22 Feb. 2025 One person’s boundary may be another person’s blurred line; one couple’s definition of flirting may be another’s casual palling around. Christina Pérez, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blurred

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First Known Use

1701, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of blurred was in 1701

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“Blurred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blurred. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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