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
Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Underlying causes of crime, such as poverty and other socioeconomic issues, have blighted the city.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Regina G. Barber, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
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
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Noun
During the pandemic, Republicans — and some moderate Democrats — parlayed concerns about visible property crime and blight in blue cities into winning electoral strategies, even as violent crime has dropped in recent decades.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Underlying causes of crime, such as poverty and other socioeconomic issues, have blighted the city.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
Set in the future, Earth has been struck by a global crop blight.
—Regina G. Barber, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blight
Noun
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But its stock’s advance has lagged that of rival GM as costly recalls to fix quality defects have detracted from Farley’s strategic refocusing and efforts to improve profit margins.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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By protecting tungsten diselenide’s atomic-scale defects, the coating dramatically improved photon reliability.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At the same time, people familiar with the investigation told me that Khan has devoted much of his defense to convincing investigators that Israel and its allies are exploiting the accuser in order to damage him and the court.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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This common strain releases a toxin that can damage blood vessels in the intestines and kidneys, which can cause serious complications like kidney damage.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Dark brown blotches of varying sizes dot their sides and back.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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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
Verb
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Or pursue the rancid criminal element across the galaxy as a bounty hunter, making your fortune by ruining bad guys' lives.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Nothing ruins a trip faster than your suitcase not showing up at baggage claim, right?—
Emily Belfiore,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Psycho is a film that has left scars.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
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Despite the social stigma surrounding tattoos in Vietnam, Ngoc empowers her clients, including breast cancer survivors and women with self-harm scars, to reclaim their bodies, demonstrating that her work is a profound act of compassion and resilience.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Rubella can harm the developing baby if a woman acquires the infection during pregnancy.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The chart from yesterday underlines how Brighton posed all of the threat from the hour-mark until the seemingly inevitable equaliser arrived, with Wolves generating some attacking momentum only after they had been pegged back.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Across the globe, familiar faces made their mark.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
6 Oct. 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 12 Oct. 2025.
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