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as in myopic
able to see near things more clearly than distant ones
because she's so shortsighted, she's forced to wear her glasses every waking moment
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as in careless
not thinking about and providing for the future
shortsighted investors who failed to see that the boom couldn't last
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Recent Examples of shortsighted
That plan has also drawn critics from the architectural and preservation communities, who called it shortsighted and ill-conceived.
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Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 1 Dec. 2024
Shameful, shortsighted and with disregard for an open civic process.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2024
Giving up valuable assets to add Ingram at this point would be shortsighted.
—William Guillory, The Athletic, 8 July 2024
Boards that hold leadership accountable align an organization to prevent unbridled revenue chasing or shortsighted cost-cutting exercises from weakening an MSP’s posture.
—Sean McElroy, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Violet Ikonomova, Detroit Free Press, 1 Dec. 2024
Shameful, shortsighted and with disregard for an open civic process.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2024
Giving up valuable assets to add Ingram at this point would be shortsighted.
—William Guillory, The Athletic, 8 July 2024
Boards that hold leadership accountable align an organization to prevent unbridled revenue chasing or shortsighted cost-cutting exercises from weakening an MSP’s posture.
—Sean McElroy, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for shortsighted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortsighted
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From myopic confinement to the outer reaches of space, the view from Devil’s Island and French Guiana has spread significantly outwards.Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
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The markets are often myopic and tend to extrapolate short-term trends for the long run.Trefis Team, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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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
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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
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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
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The display's focus can also be manually adjusted to accommodate nearsighted users.Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 18 Sep. 2024
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Rubin’s reporting for the San Francisco Chronicle, NPR and Capital & Main has led to state laws protecting workers from lead poisoning and has exposed wasteful spending.Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
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Draws at home to Southampton in November (1-1) and at Leicester in December (2-2) were wasteful, especially in the latter case when a 2-0 lead was relinquished late on.Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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The Wild didn’t like seeing Spurgeon, a top defenseman, knocked out of their lineup for a number of weeks by a reckless play from a rookie who had previously been suspended nine times in juniors and twice in the AHL.Michael Russo, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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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
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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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“Shortsighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortsighted. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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