as in myopic
able to see near things more clearly than distant ones
I am a little nearsighted and need to wear glasses to drive
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Recent Examples of nearsighted
Babies are born nearsighted, able to see only about 10 to 12 inches away.
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Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
However, in nearsighted or farsighted people, the light is bent incorrectly, resulting in blurred vision.
—Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2023
Playing part of huge underdog again, UConn football stuns Fresno State 19-14 for first FBS win since 2019 ] While the nearsighted team turns its attention toward Florida International on Saturday, five of the Huskies’ next six opponents are at or below .500.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2022
Cynthia Powell, a fellow-student and the woman who would become Lennon’s first wife, wrote about these years in her memoirs, and dwelled at length on the friendship between the two nearsighted artists, who tried so hard to see what the world had to offer.
—The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2022
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Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
However, in nearsighted or farsighted people, the light is bent incorrectly, resulting in blurred vision.
—Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2023
Playing part of huge underdog again, UConn football stuns Fresno State 19-14 for first FBS win since 2019 ] While the nearsighted team turns its attention toward Florida International on Saturday, five of the Huskies’ next six opponents are at or below .500.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2022
Cynthia Powell, a fellow-student and the woman who would become Lennon’s first wife, wrote about these years in her memoirs, and dwelled at length on the friendship between the two nearsighted artists, who tried so hard to see what the world had to offer.
—The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2022
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“Nearsighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nearsighted. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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