as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
a blurry image in the foreground of the photograph
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Recent Examples of blurry
The once and soon-to-be president takes advantage of the blurry lines between appearance and perception, between reputation and reality.
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Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
This mismatch causes field curvature, making stars at the image edges appear blurry.
—Gemma Lavender, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Sometimes referred to as digital eye strain, looking at screens too long can cause blurry vision, difficulty focusing, eye strain, dry or watery eyes, light sensitivity, and headaches.
—Holly Klamer, Ms, Health, 13 Jan. 2025
These people often report eye pain, red eyes, blurry vision, and sensitivity to light.
—Brittany Risher, SELF, 8 Jan. 2025
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Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
This mismatch causes field curvature, making stars at the image edges appear blurry.
—Gemma Lavender, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Sometimes referred to as digital eye strain, looking at screens too long can cause blurry vision, difficulty focusing, eye strain, dry or watery eyes, light sensitivity, and headaches.
—Holly Klamer, Ms, Health, 13 Jan. 2025
These people often report eye pain, red eyes, blurry vision, and sensitivity to light.
—Brittany Risher, SELF, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blurry
Adjective
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Related Stories The film, however, bears no clear timeline, other than the vague notion of modernity.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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Filmmakers work to an intentionally vague brief from Mrs. Muccia Prada: make a short film, using Miu Miu’s latest collection, that articulates a woman’s story.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2025
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That shadow isn’t perfect, so faint sunbeams sneak around the shadow’s edges on all sides in the colors of a sunset, bathing the moon in brilliant, warm hues.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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Nominated for Best Actress for her performance in Wicked, Cynthia Erivo arrived in a white French tip manicure airbrushed with a faint, hazy green (and gold embellishments, of course).—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
8 Feb. 2025
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Nominated for Best Actress for her performance in Wicked, Cynthia Erivo arrived in a white French tip manicure airbrushed with a faint, hazy green (and gold embellishments, of course).—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
8 Feb. 2025
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The hazy, blasé Pharrell hook ups the sense that Kendrick is alone amid the Compton chaos.—
Stephen Kearse,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Blurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blurry. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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