as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
a blurry image in the foreground of the photograph
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Recent Examples of blurry
Jonathan Lewis, a research fellow at the Program on Extremism at George Washington University, says that while the motivations may be blurry and diverse – including global ideologies of terrorism – the most numerous risks of violence against the public area are homegrown.
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Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2025
Although the Fed will try to see through the tariff effects, their vision will be blurry.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
The works made with the Developer look a bit like figures exceeding a slow shutter’s grasp: Prime Mover (1974) has black and white tones that have been smeared, as though this blurry work were trying to capture someone or someone who just wouldn’t stay still.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Others appear to have been digitized poorly, leaving them blurry, or are written in challenging handwriting.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2025
Although the Fed will try to see through the tariff effects, their vision will be blurry.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
The works made with the Developer look a bit like figures exceeding a slow shutter’s grasp: Prime Mover (1974) has black and white tones that have been smeared, as though this blurry work were trying to capture someone or someone who just wouldn’t stay still.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Others appear to have been digitized poorly, leaving them blurry, or are written in challenging handwriting.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blurry
Adjective
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Instead of vague goals, such as align with human values, researchers and developers can talk about specific contexts and roles for AI more clearly.—
Aidan Kierans,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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In fact, those professions grew because the accountant must also talk to clients, ask them questions, make judgement calls about sometimes vague tax code interpretations and execute numerous other judgements on a daily basis.—
Ismail Amla,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Being generally smaller, colder and much darker than a star, exoplanets are also harder to detect, so specialized techniques are required for capturing their faint signals.—
Shi En Kim,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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By subtracting these reference images from the target images, the team effectively removed the star's light, isolating the faint signals from the planets.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Japanese photographer has produced a series of hazy images that play with perspective and reflections to showcase multiple angles of the women’s collection designed by Maria Grazia Chiuri, which is set to be unveiled on April 15 in the garden of Tō-ji Temple in Kyoto.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Even sketchier are characters like Isaac and Hanrahan, ruthless military types who never really transcend that hazy description despite being played by formidable actors Jeffrey Wright and Alanna Ubach, respectively.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Blurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blurry. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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