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Recent Examples of blighted
Dana Afana, Freep.com, 18 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
Fort Lauderdale has given wings to those dreams in the form of tax dollars aimed at attracting developers to help transform a blighted area into a thriving neighborhood with shops, bars and attractive places to live.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 16 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
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
Fort Lauderdale has given wings to those dreams in the form of tax dollars aimed at attracting developers to help transform a blighted area into a thriving neighborhood with shops, bars and attractive places to live.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blighted
Adjective
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The drought put brush and other vegetation in the area into dormant, winter-like states, fire behavior analyst Kevin Thompson said during the Monday night meeting.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
12 Aug. 2025
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What should be a tender, feminist-minded story centered on a young woman rediscovering her dormant childhood dreamer turns into a middling melodrama about being with a cute guy in desperate need of her rescue.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The shape and movement of sperm can also have an effect, since slow or misshapen sperm can have trouble reaching or fertilizing an egg.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
3 July 2025
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People with sickle cell disease produce misshapen red blood cells that can block blood flow to the rest of the body.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
Verb
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And then in Joker 2, some people complained that the movie was ruined by the images on the screen and the sounds that accompanied them.—
Lexy Perez,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Jan. 2025
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Believing their beloved team already ruined mock drafting for the next two months, New York Giants fans probably hope for a loss against a Philadelphia Eagles team expected to rest starters Sunday.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Over the years, Fox has sustained multiple broken bones, including both arms, his shoulder, his orbital bone and cheek and his hand, which resulted in a serious infection.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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There is a broken down vehicle on I-35 between 119th Street/Exit 220 and I-435/Exit 222.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Its name reflects the fact that throughout the group’s history, the majority of members were vision impaired.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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The medical team warned him there was a possibility Andre would never be able to walk again, and his vision could be impaired.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Until the world contains only liberal democracies, Washington can hardly avoid seeking blemished friends.—
Hal Brands,
Foreign Affairs,
20 Feb. 2024
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Throop returned to his hometown in 1990 to take stock of its blemished environment.—
Steve Marble,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Dec. 2022
Verb
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Lennon's notoriously troubled upbringing was marred by paternal abandonment, frequent moves, and the sudden death of those closest to him, including his estranged mother Julia.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The decision was not marred by procedural unfairness.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The staffer adds in the video that only one of the snake's heads has eaten so far, and the East Bay Vivarium believes the non-eating head has a malformed esophagus.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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Seven goats became pregnant; six had miscarriages, but one kid was born—with a malformed lung.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Blighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blighted. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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