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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
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
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This myopic perspective limits your ability to see the bigger picture.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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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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He was originally charged with disorderly conduct — a misdemeanor — and three counts of felony reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
Fox News,
25 Jan. 2025
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He’s become poised to the point of being unrecognizable from his Young Josh days as a gunslinging, sometimes reckless quarterback who sometimes took himself, his teammates and Bills fans on Sunday roller-coaster rides.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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 29 Jan. 2025.
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