: 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
Harold Brodkey
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In Illinois, health officials are warning medical providers to be on the alert for patients with botulism after two people became ill and were hospitalized with symptoms including blurred vision, droopy face and difficulty breathing.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2024
Most people who visited emergency rooms with concerns of watery eyes or blurred vision were mainly fine, Mount Sinai ophthalmologist Avnish Deobhakta told NPR.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Experts say that looking at the eclipse with a naked eye can cause blurred vision, floaters, blind spots, or low vision.
—Armani Syed, TIME, 8 Apr. 2024
Per the American Society of Retina Specialists, viewing the sun -- or even a laser -- without proper eye protection can cause direct damage to the retina leading to blurred vision, blind spots or distortion, and in some cases even permanent vision loss.
—Kelsey Chapman, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2024
With regular use, our skin looked a little tighter, with more blurred fine lines and wrinkles.
—Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
The man in the foreground, darker-skinned, is somehow both foregrounded and backgrounded, his blurred form complicating the harmony of the cultural hegemony above him.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2023
Acanthamoeba keratitis affects the eyes, causing pain, blurred vision, and sensitivity to light.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
The intense solar radiation emitted during an eclipse can harm the sensitive cells in the retina, leading to solar retinopathy, which can result in blurred vision, blind spots or even permanent blindness, according to Prevent Blindness.org.
—The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024
Kate Gibson, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2024
Most people who visited emergency rooms with concerns of watery eyes or blurred vision were mainly fine, Mount Sinai ophthalmologist Avnish Deobhakta told NPR.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Experts say that looking at the eclipse with a naked eye can cause blurred vision, floaters, blind spots, or low vision.
—Armani Syed, TIME, 8 Apr. 2024
Per the American Society of Retina Specialists, viewing the sun -- or even a laser -- without proper eye protection can cause direct damage to the retina leading to blurred vision, blind spots or distortion, and in some cases even permanent vision loss.
—Kelsey Chapman, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2024
With regular use, our skin looked a little tighter, with more blurred fine lines and wrinkles.
—Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
The man in the foreground, darker-skinned, is somehow both foregrounded and backgrounded, his blurred form complicating the harmony of the cultural hegemony above him.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2023
Acanthamoeba keratitis affects the eyes, causing pain, blurred vision, and sensitivity to light.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
The intense solar radiation emitted during an eclipse can harm the sensitive cells in the retina, leading to solar retinopathy, which can result in blurred vision, blind spots or even permanent blindness, according to Prevent Blindness.org.
—The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Blurred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blurred. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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