: 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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This Cincinnati anti-porn group's evolution into a major Statehouse player is a reflection of the increasingly blurred line between church and state across the country.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Dec. 2025
Other signs are headaches, blurred vision, sensitivity to light, and even pain in the neck or shoulders from trying to focus.
—Matthew Kayser, Ascend Agency, 12 Dec. 2025
Inspired by the aesthetic of makeup artist Nina Park, blurred lips are similar to the rom-com lips trend from earlier this year.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 12 Dec. 2025
In the 36 years since then, she’s been on six different treatments and — despite multiple relapses with symptoms ranging from blurred vision to migraines and memory loss — has enjoyed a peripatetic life with Fox, traveling around the country and the world and cherishing every moment together.
—Andrew Abrahams, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
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Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Dec. 2025
Other signs are headaches, blurred vision, sensitivity to light, and even pain in the neck or shoulders from trying to focus.
—Matthew Kayser, Ascend Agency, 12 Dec. 2025
Inspired by the aesthetic of makeup artist Nina Park, blurred lips are similar to the rom-com lips trend from earlier this year.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 12 Dec. 2025
In the 36 years since then, she’s been on six different treatments and — despite multiple relapses with symptoms ranging from blurred vision to migraines and memory loss — has enjoyed a peripatetic life with Fox, traveling around the country and the world and cherishing every moment together.
—Andrew Abrahams, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Blurred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blurred. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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