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adjective

Definition of blearnext
as in vague
not seen or understood clearly I can't describe him; all I saw was a blear figure for an instant

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blear

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verb

ˈblir How to pronounce blear (audio)
as in to obscure
to make dark, dim, or indistinct her image was bleared, as if I were staring at it through a watery lens

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blear
  1. vague
  2. obscure
  3. faint
  4. blur
  5. hazy
  6. darken
  7. dim
Adjective
  • There are vague references to Wyler’s work in Kabul and Beirut and her concerns for Afghan women after the U.S. withdrew from the country.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Donald Trump’s housing proposals are vague and sometimes nonsensical.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of vague
Verb
  • But this focus on labor obscures the fact that slavery also represented enormous wealth that was extraordinarily liquid: an enslaved person represented cash that could be forced to work, forced to breed, forced to relocate.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The crowd trickled back to their cars, deep time obscured by darkness.
    Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of obscure
Adjective
  • Some of the stereo panning in the music is faint, but the effective stereo separation of the left and right channels helps highlight these subtleties.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 27 Oct. 2024
  • The ability to see the shooting stars depends on clear nighttime skies, as a bright waning gibbous moon moves between full and last quarter phases, outshining more faint meteors and reducing the number of meteors visible to sky-gazers.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of faint
Verb
  • Simply sweep on your favorite hue with your finger tips and blend at the crease for blurred, yet vivid color in seconds.
    Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2024
  • His transformation is both physical and psychological, a deterioration that blurs humanity and monstrosity, pushing boundaries of on-screen horror with a level of realism enhanced by Chris Walas’ groundbreaking practical effects, which garnered an Academy Award for Best Makeup.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of blur
Adjective
  • In the meantime, Tehran has turned to Russia to help build up its own military capabilities, looking to procure sophisticated Russia air defense systems and a variety of combat aircraft, according to reports, although the details surrounding the delivery of such hardware remain hazy.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2024
  • But there’s a catch—while these methods are gaining feverish attention in the digital space, the scientific proof is a little… hazy.
    Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of hazy
Verb
  • The experience of being a Black foreigner in a country governed by its racial gradients darkened his view of Kenya.
    Alexis Okeowo, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
  • If artificial intelligence could be used to brighten a person’s mood, it could probably be used for darkening a person’s personality, too.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of darken
Verb
  • Monfort vastly overpaid for star power even as other teams knew that Bryant’s star was dimming.
    Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 2 Nov. 2024
  • One issue shoppers won't have, however, is finding that holiday decor before the porch lights even dim this Thursday night.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of dim
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