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Recent Examples of blighted
Dana Afana, Freep.com, 18 July 2025
Under Colorado statute, blighted properties are areas that are hazardous to public health, impede housing and aggravate traffic problems, among several other factors.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 9 July 2025
In Ohio, a city can define a blighted area as a Community Reinvestment Area, also known as a CRA, to encourage revitalization of that area.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
In some ways, Popoff feels almost as if he and other business owners who have invested in redoing buildings in blighted areas are being punished for their efforts.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2025
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Adjective
Next door to the blighted property sits another home, which the city restored with plexiglass using the Proposal N plan.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 18 July 2025
Under Colorado statute, blighted properties are areas that are hazardous to public health, impede housing and aggravate traffic problems, among several other factors.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 9 July 2025
In Ohio, a city can define a blighted area as a Community Reinvestment Area, also known as a CRA, to encourage revitalization of that area.
—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
In some ways, Popoff feels almost as if he and other business owners who have invested in redoing buildings in blighted areas are being punished for their efforts.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blighted
Adjective
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One in three say over-reliance on AI without developer accountability was their top worry, while one in five were perturbed that junior engineers may see their development stunted.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Agricultural growth is stunted.—
Sivan Yaari,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Diseased or damaged branches can be removed anytime.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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Know how to avoid injury from debris, contaminated water, carbon monoxide poisoning, electrocution, and damaged buildings and infrastructure.—
Staff reports,
AZCentral.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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When faced with Cherry going berserk, what can Laura do but visit Cherry’s mother and learn that Cherry nearly killed her dad and ruined an ex-boyfriend’s wedding by filling his cake with raw pig parts?—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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Our family has been ruined by Denise's lies of promising to end a year-long affair.—
Stephanie Wenger,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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An opportunity to wake a dormant gift.—
Seth Wickersham,
The Atlantic,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Macy’s building sat dormant for over a decade.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That change of course also makes the episode feel a bit misshapen.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
28 Aug. 2025
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Some are massive and geologically active, while others are tiny, misshapen rocks silently circling their hosts.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The driver of the car was found to be impaired by alcohol, according to the Richmond Police Department.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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And Probst says the contestants were not the only ones impaired by the conditions.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In my experience, redeeming a broken industry requires regaining consumer trust by delivering empathy, transparency, and a process that works for clients, especially in a space that has historically worked against the interests of consumers.—
Brandon Aversano,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Across the eastern Baltic states (an area pertaining to modern-day Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania), there are even more examples of broken tools in Stone Age burials.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Arturo Holmes/Getty Images The body found inside the Tesla had been mutilated and heavily decomposed, law enforcement sources told TMZ.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Enslaved people could be whipped, branded, mutilated, or killed without legal consequence to their enslavers.—
Marybeth Gasman,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Blighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blighted. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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