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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
Which should, but won’t, deter the misguided and shortsighted who will soon succeed in bloating this thing with more empty calories.
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Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The Kings’ culture is slipping through our fingers with every shortsighted move.
—Lebron Antonio Hill, Sacbee.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Those working on geoengineering research see opponents as equally shortsighted.
—Christian Elliott, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026
In some cases, though, human intuition can be wrong or shortsighted.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
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Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The Kings’ culture is slipping through our fingers with every shortsighted move.
—Lebron Antonio Hill, Sacbee.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Those working on geoengineering research see opponents as equally shortsighted.
—Christian Elliott, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2026
In some cases, though, human intuition can be wrong or shortsighted.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortsighted
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First, D’Amaro does not suffer from the myopic, centralized operator mentality ascribed to Chapek, appreciating the creative talent that is core to Disney magic.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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And don’t be myopic about who could qualify as a mentor.—
Cynthia Pong,
Forbes.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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No motive has been cited for the assault by the woman who the Times reported had several prior arrests in her home state, including a bankruptcy case in 2013, an arrest for careless driving in 2021 and another arrest in 2023 on suspicion of domestic violence and battery.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
10 Mar. 2026
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Ortiz has been arrested several times in Florida in the past, including for bankruptcy, suspicion of careless driving, and suspicion of domestic violence and battery.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2026
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The rise has continued so sharply that some projections suggest that by 2050, about half the world could be nearsighted.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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When a child first becomes nearsighted is when their vision is changing the fastest and their eye is growing most rapidly, Berntsen said, and that would be the optimal moment to slow progression if possible.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Is its packaging consciously designed or needlessly wasteful?—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
11 Mar. 2026
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Tinderholt’s goals as commissioner include lower property taxes, fully funded law enforcement, eliminating wasteful spending, economic growth and election integrity, per his website.—
Rachel Royster
Updated March 3,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
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Hales, who is free on $160,000 bail, faces two counts of reckless burning causing death, two counts of reckless burning of an inhabited structure, two counts of child endangerment and one count of animal cruelty.—
Jasmine Mendez
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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He was acquitted at the first trial of murder and reckless endangerment.—
Mike Randall,
USA Today,
14 Mar. 2026
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So, yes, the judiciary can be a bulwark against improvident prosecutions.—
John E. Jones III,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
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Then, there’s the waste that results from improvident eating habits.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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“Shortsighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortsighted. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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