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Recent Examples of blighted
Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
San Jose city officials have directed harsh words at private property owners who have allowed their sites to become blighted, particularly in the city’s downtown district.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
The city of Indianapolis has started tearing down eight vacant buildings at Towne and Terrace, a blighted housing complex on the far east side, and will pay to relocate a total of 120 households to allow for demolition of the entire site by early 2026.
—Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Dec. 2024
Residents say that blighted homes and empty lots have a dispiriting effect on their day-to-day lives and send a clear message that their neighborhoods are not a priority.
—Julie Bosman, New York Times, 15 July 2024
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Adjective
Grants are funded by Gov. Bill Lee's Rural Brownfield Redevelopment Investment Act, approved by the legislature in 2023, aimed at giving local governments and development boards resources for investigation, cleanup and redevelopment of blighted properties in rural areas.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
San Jose city officials have directed harsh words at private property owners who have allowed their sites to become blighted, particularly in the city’s downtown district.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
The city of Indianapolis has started tearing down eight vacant buildings at Towne and Terrace, a blighted housing complex on the far east side, and will pay to relocate a total of 120 households to allow for demolition of the entire site by early 2026.
—Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Dec. 2024
Residents say that blighted homes and empty lots have a dispiriting effect on their day-to-day lives and send a clear message that their neighborhoods are not a priority.
—Julie Bosman, New York Times, 15 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blighted
Adjective
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Wait for the fig plant to go dormant before moving it indoors.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
12 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article During his dormant rookie season, Jalen Pickett occasionally played one-on-one against Jamal Murray.—
Bennett Durando,
The Denver Post,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This can not only make items look misshapen but also affect their ability to keep you warm.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Feb. 2025
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The welfare state Trump seeks to reform is a misshapen layer cake of liberal ambitions.—
Matthew Continetti,
National Review,
1 Feb. 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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Infielder Nick Madrigal was moved to the 60-day IL with a broken shoulder to make room on the 40-man roster.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2025
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Deo’s family told the outlet that the car had a broken window and blood on the front seat, and his shoes were left inside.—
Rhiannon Saegert,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Expand the definition of rape to include circumstances when the offender knew that the other person's judgment was impaired because of drugs for medical treatment.—
Max Filby,
The Enquirer,
20 Dec. 2024
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Kenneth Stewart, 64, was arrested at the scene and charged with driving while ability impaired, Newsday reported.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
9 Dec. 2024
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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But others argue these budget controls are ensuring Connecticut won’t return to the 2010s, a decade marred by frequent annual deficits and some of the largest tax hikes in state history.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
4 Jan. 2025
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The couple welcomed two children, True, 6, and Tatum, 2, but their romance was marred by Thompson's multiple cheating scandals.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Some of the movie’s visual flaws — like the malformed CGI snow in its opening scene — can be easily forgiven as a fairytale-like flourishes when a younger, homeless Hornclaw (Shin Si-ah) is taken in by a kindly restaurant owner who also claims to work in pest control.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2025
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But a malformed command in Python usually returns an error message that keeps the code from running, not something that fails brilliantly yet monstrously, outpacing its creators’ intentions.—
Tim Carmody,
WIRED,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Blighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blighted. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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