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as in blinded
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as in myopic
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Adjective
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The special relationship between belay partners is what elevates climbing from a myopic pursuit of personal excellence to a reciprocal experience.—
Lucie Hanes,
Outside Online,
18 Jan. 2025 -
This myopic perspective limits your ability to see the bigger picture.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In contrast, this Nosferatu begins and ends with Ellen onscreen making decisions — impulsive and shortsighted, purposeful and wistful — about her own life.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
22 Jan. 2025
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Leaving them unattended is not only shortsighted but potentially catastrophic.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
6 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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That makes for quick, sightless control of both radio volume and climate temperature.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2024
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Our new unlucky heroine is terminally ill writer Sam (Lupita Nyong’o), out of the hospital on a day trip to the city when sightless monsters begin falling from the sky.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
28 June 2024
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“Purblind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purblind. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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