: 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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Symptoms of botulism may start within a few hours, and include trouble swallowing or speaking, nausea, trouble breathing, and blurred vision, per the CDC.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 30 July 2025
What begins as a psychiatric emergency soon unravels into a haunting exploration of family secrets, generational silence, and the blurred lines between madness and memory.
—Time, 18 July 2025
Stock image: Woman surrounded by blurred people representing schizophrenia.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
In 2022, a series of maladies (groin, Covid, blurred vision, and a wrist) limited him to 98 games.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 30 July 2025
What begins as a psychiatric emergency soon unravels into a haunting exploration of family secrets, generational silence, and the blurred lines between madness and memory.
—Time, 18 July 2025
Stock image: Woman surrounded by blurred people representing schizophrenia.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
In 2022, a series of maladies (groin, Covid, blurred vision, and a wrist) limited him to 98 games.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
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“Blurred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blurred. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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