as in defect
something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing
the expanding urban sprawl is a blight on the countryside
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Recent Examples of blight
Rebecca Schneid, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
More than 20 years ago, the Villa Italia Mall in Lakewood was replaced by the Belmar Shopping Center after Villa Italia fell into disrepair and became blighted.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
The warm and wet conditions that fueled crop growth also fostered fungal diseases such as tar spot, southern rust and northern blight in corn, and sudden death syndrome in soybeans.
—Reuters, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Underlying causes of crime, such as poverty and other socioeconomic issues, have blighted the city.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
More than 20 years ago, the Villa Italia Mall in Lakewood was replaced by the Belmar Shopping Center after Villa Italia fell into disrepair and became blighted.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
The combination of a plea agreement and a suspension provides a finality, of sorts, to the blight hanging over the past 17 months.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2025
The warm and wet conditions that fueled crop growth also fostered fungal diseases such as tar spot, southern rust and northern blight in corn, and sudden death syndrome in soybeans.
—Reuters, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blight
Noun
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Ryleigh, or Ry as she is often called, has dealt with a congenital heart defect since birth.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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In aged cheeses, sometimes pink coloring can be caused by a microbial defect.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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According to Greenpeace's analysis, Russia has also completed construction of a new water supply system for the plant's cooling pond and deliberately damaged a 750-kilovolt power line that had connected the facility to Ukraine's electrical grid.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Sep. 2025
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Residential buildings and civilian infrastructure were damaged in the Solomianskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, Holosiivskyi, Darnytskyi, and Dniprovskyi districts.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This fungal disease appears as gray blotches on the bark, eventually developing into sunken cankers.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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The belly is tan or gray with dark blotches.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.—
Don Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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The jerky in particular has ruined me for all other beef jerky—so be forewarned the same might happen to you.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The scars are beautiful and almost aerodynamic.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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Slow-moving thunderstorms frequently unleash catastrophic downpours over the South Fork burn scar, a region still reeling from two fires that scorched over 15,000 acres and destroyed 1,400 structures.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Those opponents cited massive price tags in other states with similar efforts, and have argued the accounts harm public schools.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Oct. 2025
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The teen's lawyer, Travis Dunnington, argued from the beginning that there was no evidence the teen intentionally harmed the officer.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Shrader, who joined Lyonnes in July from PSG, scored a hat trick against her former club, and also recorded an assist to Heaps’ goal, which put her team ahead just before the hour mark.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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Bryan topped a record set last year by George Strait at a tour date in Texas (110,905), which had toppled a mark held by the Grateful Dead since 1977.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Danish officials later admitted the process of evaluating Bronlund's case was flawed and overturned the ruling.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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At various hospitals and clinics, high patient numbers, as well as limited medical equipment or staff training, can make triage flawed or nonexistent.—
Brian Simpson,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Blight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blight. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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