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as in tired
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness
disoriented, bleary passengers departing from the red-eye
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as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
the bleary outline of a fishing boat could just be seen through the fog
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Recent Examples of bleary
Scene after scene shows Aaron bleary and disoriented after getting hit on the field, foreshadowing the severe damage that would be found in his brain after his death by suicide at 27.
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Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Baran looked bleary, having just flown in from London.
—Oren Peleg, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
Alsop gently roused the piece — its rustle of chimes and bleary strings.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
In the early, bleary days of parenthood, I was congratulated for relaying the vaguest details of my son’s whereabouts and received pats on the back for explaining the origin of his name.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 16 June 2024
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Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Baran looked bleary, having just flown in from London.
—Oren Peleg, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
Alsop gently roused the piece — its rustle of chimes and bleary strings.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
In the early, bleary days of parenthood, I was congratulated for relaying the vaguest details of my son’s whereabouts and received pats on the back for explaining the origin of his name.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 16 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleary
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The same tired thoughts, predictable excuses, and familiar limiting beliefs play on repeat in your mind, keeping you stuck in patterns that don't serve your growth.Jodie Cook, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Somehow, some way, fans aren’t tired of him despite the fact his flow and production choices haven’t changed much.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Comments are vague and unhelpful, ownership falls into the void, and version control is nonexistent.Shani Harmon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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However vague and malleable, the terms of the couple’s parenting duties have not been set with both adults in mind.Michael Phillips, Twin Cities, 5 Dec. 2024
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Isolated and exhausted, the mother is frustrated, and miserable.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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Coming into the new year exhausted and disengaged won’t set the stage for career success.Elizabeth Pearson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Scot Warwick’s final communication with his wife was a faint squeeze of her hand.J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 7 Dec. 2024
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The eclipse effect will open up sustained views of the sun's faint surrounding corona, allowing for the second craft to use a suite of onboard sensors to collect data and photograph the inner region of the corona, according to the ESA.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
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At the center of the story are Phil (Timothy Spall) and Penny (Lesley Manville), a weary, unmarried couple burdened by their lack of love for each other and their crumbling household.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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In both cases, the Lakers could receive enough assets to begin a rebuilding project that their weary fans would surely support.Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Growing support from the Hill While the full details of these policy proposals remain hazy, a growing number of lawmakers have signaled early support for the effort.Luke Garrett, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
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Consider Chatterton’s Fields of This, an exemplary case study, as the hazy slacker rock the Oxnard, California, duo of guitarist-keyboardist Brock Pierce and multi-instrumentalist Logan Scrivner dream up is brash yet diffident.Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Bleary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleary. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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