: having sight
clear-sighted
a sighted person
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But analyzing the situation by only playing one against the other is short-sighted.
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
Throwing that history away in favor of a sterile Eastern and Western League concept would be short-sighted, self-defeating and unnecessary.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
The distance to the sheep across the canyon seemed considerably more than the 200 yards for which my sporterized 1917 Enfield with 3X Weaver scope was sighted.
—Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
There are certainly still plenty of skeptics out there, of course, who believe the new mayor’s views regarding the Paramount are short-sighted and his negative messaging will hurt Aurora overall.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
Throwing that history away in favor of a sterile Eastern and Western League concept would be short-sighted, self-defeating and unnecessary.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
The distance to the sheep across the canyon seemed considerably more than the 200 yards for which my sporterized 1917 Enfield with 3X Weaver scope was sighted.
—Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
There are certainly still plenty of skeptics out there, of course, who believe the new mayor’s views regarding the Paramount are short-sighted and his negative messaging will hurt Aurora overall.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Sighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sighted. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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sighted
adjective
sight·ed
ˈsīt-əd 
: having sight
clear-sighted
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