: characterized by dimness, indistinctness, or obscurity
the blurred names on the gravestones
: lacking clarity or sharpness : blurry
a blurred photograph
blurred vision
blurredly
adverb
I am being lifted into the air—and even as I pant and stare blurredly, limply, mindlessly, a map appears, of the dark ground where I ran …
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Harold Brodkey
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According to Zhang, sheer balms and blurred tints are going to be everywhere.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2026
Symptoms include seeing flashes of light, spots in your vision (eye floaters), blurred vision and darkening of peripheral vision.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Excess vitamin A can cause severe headaches, blurred vision and problems with co-ordination.
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The book itself is the only possible diagram—always somewhat blurred, sometimes inscrutable—of its inner workings.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2026
Symptoms include seeing flashes of light, spots in your vision (eye floaters), blurred vision and darkening of peripheral vision.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
Excess vitamin A can cause severe headaches, blurred vision and problems with co-ordination.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 2 Jan. 2026
The book itself is the only possible diagram—always somewhat blurred, sometimes inscrutable—of its inner workings.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Blurred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blurred. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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