: 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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For over two and a half hours, After The Hunt is unrelenting, making audiences feel increasingly uncomfortable with its blurred lines and unanswered questions.
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But just one week later, on June 1, 2019, a splitting headache and blurred vision sent her racing back to the hospital.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
On screen, meanwhile, the boundary between fact and fiction became blurred.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
The last letter appeared as a silent, scrolling text against the backdrop of a blurred, empty chair.
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Rachel Choy, Refinery29, 14 Oct. 2025
But just one week later, on June 1, 2019, a splitting headache and blurred vision sent her racing back to the hospital.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
On screen, meanwhile, the boundary between fact and fiction became blurred.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
The last letter appeared as a silent, scrolling text against the backdrop of a blurred, empty chair.
—Afşin Yurdakul, Time, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Blurred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blurred. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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