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Recent Examples of myopic In the face of this, the impulse from liberals to replicate the juice by developing their own Rogan equivalent is understandable but ultimately myopic. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024 And while the real world might have a knack for intruding on such myopic pissing contests, neither this film nor its characters seem to care. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2024 In addition to suffering the consequences of myopic economic thinking, central banks have also been buffeted by dramatic political and economic changes. Kenneth S. Rogoff, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2022 Such nuance can escape state highway engineers trained with a myopic focus on vehicle speed. David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for myopic 
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Adjective
  • Leaving them unattended is not only shortsighted but potentially catastrophic.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Charities are very shortsighted to neglect this, or to dilute the thanks by coupling it with new requests.
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • His careless blind backhand pass in the neutral zone on a Blackhawks power play was intercepted and the Calgary Flames went down the ice to score their fifth goal of the game — and the fourth Jones was on for Monday night.
    Scott Powers, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
  • People with depression may be distracted on the road, have a slower reaction time, or have careless or impulsive driving behaviors, like hard braking or speeding.
    Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The nearsighted construction worker, who doesn’t have vision insurance, said it’s been hard to find work recently and he’s had to prioritize other expenses.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The display's focus can also be manually adjusted to accommodate nearsighted users.
    Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 18 Sep. 2024
Adjective
  • He was arrested a short time later and charged with second-degree assault, second-degree reckless endangerment, second-degree breach of peace and two counts of risk of injury to a minor.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
  • He was arrested without incident and faces charges of two counts of risk of injury to a minor, breach of peace, assault and reckless endangerment.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Her speeches continued to focus on legislative issues, criticizing omnibus bills, for example, as opaque and wasteful.
    Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
  • This is not only wasteful but also undermines the credibility of luxury fashion, making brands appear out of touch with consumers and environment.
    Stéphane JG Girod, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Going that route is improvident.
    Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 5 Mar. 2022
  • Unsurprisingly, Peter proves to be nasty, brutish and improvident.
    Joanne Kaufman, WSJ, 2 Dec. 2022

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“Myopic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/myopic. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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