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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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
Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2025
These dynamics have blurred the lines between genuine passion and opportunism.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2025
Valerie Monroe, Allure, 25 Dec. 2024
Add to that my uncanny ability to only fall for guys who wouldn’t or couldn’t love me back, and well, my twenties, thirties, and forties were a blur.
—Essence, 17 Dec. 2024
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Verb
In recent years, starting in Donald Trump’s first term in the White House, Meta has blurred images and affixed labels to posts that include misinformation, like viral hoaxes.
—Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2025
These dynamics have blurred the lines between genuine passion and opportunism.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
Whenever things get really steamy between them, the camera is almost always on Rory’s face, portrait-like, so that whatever Samuel is doing to her is a background blur.
—Valerie Monroe, Allure, 25 Dec. 2024
Add to that my uncanny ability to only fall for guys who wouldn’t or couldn’t love me back, and well, my twenties, thirties, and forties were a blur.
—Essence, 17 Dec. 2024
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Evans believes a lack of planning is largely to blame for our productivity failures, and warns people not to confuse being busy with being productive.Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Penn State’s receivers won’t be confused for an elite group, but tight end Tyler Warren is the top player in the country at that position, and the running back duo of Kaytron Allen and Nick Singleton is one of the nation’s best.Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Theories about reasons for insufficient water supply have served as comforting fictions in recent days, obscuring the far scarier reality: California is facing a level of wildfire threat beyond any in its history, the kind that overwhelms our usual definitions of preparedness.Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
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The results of the analysis are estimates, and they are limited by the presence of wildfire smoke partially obscuring satellites.Leanne Abraham, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Wexler regrets one thing: that his campaign had no time to check on who was behind the Noise Pollution Action Fund, as the press did so quickly after he was endorsed — too late in the campaign for Wexler to escape the taint.Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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The sordid origin story of infidelity that explains Elphaba’s birth and dysfunctional family taints everything that follows.Armond White, National Review, 27 Nov. 2024
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What seems like a win-win for everyone—including the Earth—is muddied by consumer behavior and underlying psychological concepts.Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 6 Jan. 2025
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These fresh green colors contain the same mellow, muddied, earthy undertones as the quietly colorful hues.Cyndy Aldred, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Jan. 2025
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The point is to strip away contaminants (like pesticides or trace metals) as well as other compounds that make the oil prone to going rancid, give it a harsh taste or smell, or darken its color.Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Jan. 2025
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Silver can also stimulate the production of the pigment melanin, causing darkening.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
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This mat also held up to pet stains—after tossing it in the wash, there was no change in appearance or texture.Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025
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The best way to treat common carpet stains: Step by step What’s the best way to clean pet stains from carpet?Jennifer Beck Goldblatt, Architectural Digest, 9 Jan. 2025
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Overly complex affiliate schemes can be used to obfuscate actual earnings.Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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The children’s parentage was selectively obfuscated.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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This interest rate differential has dimmed the allure of assets with lower yields, sending major Asian currencies lower and prompting some central banks including the Bank of Japan and the Reserve Bank of India to intervene.Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
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But such minor flaws don’t dim Lang’s overall achievement in throwing a complicated personality, his creative process and the international dance scene of 50 to 60 years ago into sharp relief.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Blur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blur. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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