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Recent Examples of blighted
Annalise Frank, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
After the riots, Ted organized the youth to clean up blighted vacant lots, plant grass and flowers and turn them into vest-pocket parks, according to the WLCAC website.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2025
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
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Adjective
The fields are placed in mostly vacant and blighted areas.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
After the riots, Ted organized the youth to clean up blighted vacant lots, plant grass and flowers and turn them into vest-pocket parks, according to the WLCAC website.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 9 Jan. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blighted
Adjective
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While her blood was found inside the vehicle, there was no other trace of her and her bank accounts remained dormant.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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For a true super bloom to occur, a high proportion of seeds that have remained dormant and built up in soil over several years must bloom at once.—
Mae Hamilton,
AFAR Media,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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On the other hand, fruit trees that have been neglected have an overabundance of branches and produce fruit that is small, misshapen, and mediocre flavor.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2025
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Washing bras too often can affect the elastic and wires, leading to a misshapen bra.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 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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She was discovered near a Dubai road with several injuries, including a broken spine and multiple broken limbs, per the outlet.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Some situations, like a loose or broken hose, can be fixed relatively easily by the average DIYer, but washing machines also have a series of internal hoses, seals, and fixtures that could need to be tightened, repaired, or replaced by an appliance repair professional.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Mar. 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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Tonally, the story ends up halfway between malformed melodrama about inequity and a mystery steeped in respectability politics, wherein the point is how easily political allegiances (or assumptions about cops who shoot unarmed Black men) can blind one to greater complexities.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2025
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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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“Blighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blighted. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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