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
Jack Irvin, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
This Maserati aims to blur the lines between track and street, and the scenery along with it.
—Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2025
Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
The water was a blur of teal fringed with rusty shadows, darkening, about twenty feet below, to a sickly emerald.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Some moments of Lady Gaga's career are blurred in her memory.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
This Maserati aims to blur the lines between track and street, and the scenery along with it.
—Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
Mornings are a blur, so while mom takes a shower and dad makes a quick breakfast, their first grader plops on the couch and watches YouTube videos on his tablet.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
The water was a blur of teal fringed with rusty shadows, darkening, about twenty feet below, to a sickly emerald.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blur
Verb
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Boat-Friendly Boca Grande To live in Boca Grande (not to be confused with Boca Raton, the resort on Florida’s east coast) is to be on the water.—
Mary Forgione,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Zoom in: The confusing back-and-forth nature of the federal cuts has created an unpredictable obstacle course for TSU leaders.—
Adam Tamburin,
Axios,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But all of this noise obscures the simple way to synthesize all of this: Less is better.—
Dylan Scott,
Vox,
14 Mar. 2025
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From Blue Ghost’s landing site in the Sea of Crises (close to the Sea of Tranquility, where Apollo 11 landed in 1969), totality — when Earth will completely obscure the sun as seen from the moon — will start at 1:18 a.m.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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
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These were the years in which capitalism shed its pitiless light on the absurd British soul, with its deep striations of caste and station, its postcolonial taint, most of all its perverted emotional core, full of love and loathing for its own extremes of domination and servitude.—
Rachel Cusk,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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This is the kind of honest, human moment that the average political documentary might resist, for fear of muddying an otherwise clear-eyed perspective, or even showing the filmmakers themselves having conflicted feelings, especially towards each other.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
2 Mar. 2025
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Mountain biking brought a whole new dynamic almost 40 years ago, and since then the additions of hybrids, gravel bikes, and now e-bikes have muddied the waters further.—
Jim Vinoski,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Apparently, the concert’s pyrotechnics, located directly underneath the banners, literally darkened the legacy of the team in a way the stories of Michael Jordan’s gambling and Dennis Rodman’s smelliness never could.—
Jesse David Fox,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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Pigments darken the lashes, while oils and waxes help thicken them and give your lashes a boost of volume.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA TODAY,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And, since poop stains on the ice are sometimes visible from space, scientists have used the birds’ feces to identify multiple previously unknown penguin colonies using satellite imagery.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Mar. 2025
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The appeal makes sense: The color is easygoing and relaxing, and slipcovers can easily be bleached if (really, when) stains occur.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In any case, people like Matt Walsh work to obfuscate the things that are at the heart of their political agenda.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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Some scammers are truly lazy, as was the case here, and don’t even try to obfuscate it.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Despite their polite and understated personalities, the Japanese can’t dim their enthusiasm for baseball’s brightest star.—
Jay Paris,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt: A 32-year-old man from Bolingbrook was arrested on charges of failure to dim headlights and driving under the influence of alcohol at 11:14 p.m. March 1 in the 1500 block of West Ogden Avenue.—
Steve Metsch,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Blur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blur. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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