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Recent Examples of blinkered
Warren’s blinkered statement provoked a backlash, and rightly so.
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Matthew Continetti, National Review, 14 Dec. 2024
Alas, the blinkered SFO board has disgracefully not supported Salonen’s transformative vision.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
With her big inward eyes and perpetual glower, Northam effectively conveys Elsa’s restless, blinkered life.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Then there was the museum’s debut survey of the film industry, which came in for a drubbing for what was perceived to be its anxious, overcompensating political correctness, coupled with a blinkered vision that paid little mind to the Hollywood studio system and its founders.
—Gary Baum For The Hollywood Reporter, ARTnews.com, 24 July 2024
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Matthew Continetti, National Review, 14 Dec. 2024
Alas, the blinkered SFO board has disgracefully not supported Salonen’s transformative vision.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
With her big inward eyes and perpetual glower, Northam effectively conveys Elsa’s restless, blinkered life.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Then there was the museum’s debut survey of the film industry, which came in for a drubbing for what was perceived to be its anxious, overcompensating political correctness, coupled with a blinkered vision that paid little mind to the Hollywood studio system and its founders.
—Gary Baum For The Hollywood Reporter, ARTnews.com, 24 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blinkered
Adjective
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The third barrier to advancement Hamilton mentioned is risk aversion, and the fourth is parochial services.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Prevost spent nearly two decades in missionary service in Peru, beginning in 1985 with roles such as parochial vicar and chancellor in Chulucanas, and later director of formation for Augustinian aspirants in Trujillo.—
Chicago Tribune,
Twin Cities,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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But the Islanders, at another unique if less delicate intersection in franchise history, needed a fresh and collaborative perspective — especially after spending the first quarter of this century as the most insular team in the league.—
Jerry Beach,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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According to the study, many insular or island duck species had reduced flying abilities.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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However, the identity of the animal that left the fossils has remained a mystery, even as it [was] declared BC’s provincial fossil in 2023.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
23 May 2025
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One person recently retired after 25 years at a provincial phone company.—
Karen Fonseth,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Never mind the French Revolution, the bête noire of reactionary thinkers: Moldbug believed that the English and American Revolutions had gone too far.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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The real challenge is whether leadership is willing to preemptively invest in governance protocols before the need becomes reactionary.—
Manish Gupta,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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At times, some say, the agency has been too hidebound.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
9 May 2025
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That gives them flexibility and the ability to take risks that can’t be made in more hidebound traditional schools.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
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“Blinkered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blinkered. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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