1
as in to confuse
to make (something) unclear to the understanding
an article for the layman that blurs the distinction between the two kinds of cholesterol
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2
as in to obscure
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
evening shadows blurred the view of the valley from the overlook
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as in taint
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Recent Examples of blur
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2025
Mixing corporate and political power The difference now is that challenges are blurring the line between the corporate and the political.
—Camille Grenier, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The drive from the city of fountains is easy enough: Two hours along I-70 East, the passing landscape a blur of fast food, truck stops and combination fast food-truck stops.
—Jack Howland, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Faced with a series of deadly family secrets, Lowen struggles to separate fiction from reality, while also blurring the lines with Verity’s husband, Jeremy.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2025
Mixing corporate and political power The difference now is that challenges are blurring the line between the corporate and the political.
—Camille Grenier, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
At times, these characters surrounded by the green and gold blur of jungle and sunshine almost look fake, or as if they’re being shot in a studio.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The drive from the city of fountains is easy enough: Two hours along I-70 East, the passing landscape a blur of fast food, truck stops and combination fast food-truck stops.
—Jack Howland, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blur
Verb
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No one was going to confuse Colossal with the Sierra Club.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Let go of a common misconception Some parents worry that teaching their child multiple languages will set them back or confuse them.—
Julia Furlan,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In one interview after the next, people asked us to obscure their full names or not record at all.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
7 Apr. 2025
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In the first, the sheepdog appears engulfed by a thick coat of long white fur, his face nearly obscured by the shaggy mass.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Catholicism offers ritual without the tedium of rationality; anarchism offers revolutionary action against inequality without the taint of materialism, the prospect of personal gain.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Driving the news: Researchers from Oregon State sent a bunch of Oregon pinot — some with smoke taint, some smoke-free — over to New Zealand for a taste test.—
Kale Williams,
Axios,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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At the end of the day, the guests at your child’s birthday party have to make their own decisions about their safety, but adding alcohol to the mix can muddy the waters.—
Taylor Grothe,
Parents,
18 Mar. 2025
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The war’s frontlines must first be stabilized so that ongoing fighting does not muddy the talks.—
Tetiana Kyselova,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Mar. 2025
Verb
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And for the last 10 pages, Newport-Berra would darken the image to cheat the sun-setting and early evening.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
28 Mar. 2025
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Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images Taken from CNBC’s Daily Open, our international markets newsletter — Subscribe today The shadow of a U.S. recession is growing longer and darkening the outlook for both consumers and CFOs alike, according to various surveys tracking sentiment in March.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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One shopper even spilled cranberry juice on theirs with no residual stains.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
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In the names of Jackie Robinson and the O’Malley family, don’t put a stain on one of the greatest Dodgers championships ever.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This digital entrepreneurship, often centering a child-rearing homemaker, is obfuscated by stylistic, edited videos.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Yesterday, given the opportunity to back off his comments, Willard instead obfuscated.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The anticipation could be felt when the lights began to dim.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Since maximum eclipse of 80 percent or greater coverage of the sun's diameter occurs over the easternmost border of Maine, as well as parts of eastern Quebec and Atlantic Canada, with the sun very low, the difference might not be great enough to dim the landscape appreciably.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Blur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blur. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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