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
Although eyelid surgery is generally considered safe and easy, possible complications include dry eye and blurry vision, which are most often temporary.
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Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2025
Taking too much over longer periods can cause vomiting, headache, fatigue, joint and bone pain, blurry vision, and skin and hair problems.
—Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
Structural changes in the brain, blurry vision, and, in some cases, permanent eyesight changes.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2025
Nearsighted Meaning Also known as short-sightedness, myopia is a vision condition where a person can see objects close to them, but ones far away look blurry.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 4 Mar. 2025
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Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2025
Taking too much over longer periods can cause vomiting, headache, fatigue, joint and bone pain, blurry vision, and skin and hair problems.
—Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
Structural changes in the brain, blurry vision, and, in some cases, permanent eyesight changes.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2025
Nearsighted Meaning Also known as short-sightedness, myopia is a vision condition where a person can see objects close to them, but ones far away look blurry.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blurry
Adjective
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Not after the 49ers asked him to take a pay cut last year and after general manager John Lynch’s vague response when asked recently about the fullback’s future.—
Matt Barrows,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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Having lost an extra 30 minutes in the meeting above, another manager speeds through a document review, providing only vague feedback to her direct report.—
Shani Harmon,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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My duties typically involved being sent to the nearby New York Public Library to hunt down some faint memory scratching at Carter’s brain.—
Seth Abramovitch,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Mar. 2025
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Most of the files are scans of documents, and some are blurred or have become faint or difficult to read in the decades since Kennedy's assassination.—
Joel Shannon,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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Thin lines and hazy glowing colors make the towering, randomized geometric structures look like something from a French comic book.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
16 Mar. 2025
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Recall what the natural 2024 total solar eclipse looked like: a hazy white halo around a dark circle.—
Monisha Ravisetti,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Blurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blurry. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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