astigmatic

as in myopic

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Recent Examples of astigmatic To prevent such astigmatic visions of diversity, always start with a cyclopedic, unflinching, clear-eyed look at the most detailed statistical data on basic identity representation — and build on that as the only solid foundation for true equity and inclusion. Susan Harmeling, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
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Adjective
  • Minter and Kano fit into the good cop/bad cop roles pretty easily; Kano repeatedly dismisses Cameron’s ideas and insists on a legal name for Lump, still way too myopic in his thinking.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Conversational Prompting Be fluent and interactive when prompting while avoiding the myopic one-and-done mindset that many unfortunately seem to adopt when using generative AI.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • And once people became nearsighted, screen time was tied to 54 percent higher odds that their myopia would get worse.
    Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 25 Feb. 2025
  • And people with at least four hours of daily screen time were twice as likely to be nearsighted than individuals with less screen time.
    Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Two additional Trump executive orders this week would, in different ways, partly refill the swamp by expanding the remits of problematic agencies in shortsighted pursuit of glittery but temporary goals.
    Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Congressional Democrats say the administration’s abrupt cancellation of HHS grants to states and localities worth tens of billions of dollars is shortsighted and harmful.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025

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“Astigmatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/astigmatic. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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