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as in shortsighted
able to see near things more clearly than distant ones
he became so myopic that he finally broke down and got contact lenses
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as in careless
not thinking about and providing for the future
the myopic city designers who did not plan for growth
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Recent Examples of myopic
Just like on Succession, the fragile egos, myopic intelligence, and delusional self-righteousness of these uber-wealthy nuts go haywire pretty quickly.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
At its worst, her rhetoric is bigoted and myopic, perpetuating antiblack stereotypes in her psychosexual analysis of racial hierarchy in the United States.
—Audrey Wollen, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Minter and Kano fit into the good cop/bad cop roles pretty easily; Kano repeatedly dismisses Cameron’s ideas and insists on a legal name for Lump, still way too myopic in his thinking.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Conversational Prompting Be fluent and interactive when prompting while avoiding the myopic one-and-done mindset that many unfortunately seem to adopt when using generative AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2025
At its worst, her rhetoric is bigoted and myopic, perpetuating antiblack stereotypes in her psychosexual analysis of racial hierarchy in the United States.
—Audrey Wollen, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Minter and Kano fit into the good cop/bad cop roles pretty easily; Kano repeatedly dismisses Cameron’s ideas and insists on a legal name for Lump, still way too myopic in his thinking.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Conversational Prompting Be fluent and interactive when prompting while avoiding the myopic one-and-done mindset that many unfortunately seem to adopt when using generative AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for myopic
Adjective
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Although the city faces a significant deficit, slashing essential road maintenance is shortsighted.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2025
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But the study argues that neglecting the role of major earthquakes would be shortsighted.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Although Hill initially received two tickets for careless driving and not wearing a seat belt, they were dismissed after the officer who cited him didn’t show up to the Miami-Dade traffic hearing.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2025
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Of those fires, 90% were caused by careless human activity, the agency said.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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And people with at least four hours of daily screen time were twice as likely to be nearsighted than individuals with less screen time.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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And once people became nearsighted, screen time was tied to 54 percent higher odds that their myopia would get worse.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Mark Dial, a former Philadelphia police officer who fatally shot a motorist during an August 2023 traffic stop, faces up to six years in prison as a jury convicted him of voluntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment and possessing an instrument of crime, but acquitted him of murder charges.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2025
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The student was taken into custody and transported to the Meriden Police Department where they were charged with first-degree arson, reckless burning, first-degree criminal mischief and second-degree breach of peace.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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These cuts were implemented to shear fraud and wasteful spending.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2025
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Democrats have bashed the Guantánamo effort as a wasteful political stunt, arguing the administration’s use of military resources to hold and deport migrants takes defense personnel away from their mission.—
Ellen Mitchell,
The Hill,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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Going that route is improvident.—
Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
5 Mar. 2022
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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 30 May. 2025.
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