as in defect
something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing
the expanding urban sprawl is a blight on the countryside
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Recent Examples of blight
Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors described the organization as a persistent blight on the neighborhood, with a nearby bar and barbershop also swept up in the investigation as authorities worked to dismantle the network.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
Public opinion has also soured against encampments and blight in recent years, fueling election promises of faster solutions to homelessness.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Johnson also announced this week that over 600 vacant city lots are being put up for sale, part of an ongoing effort to reduce blight in neighborhoods and add more housing.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors described the organization as a persistent blight on the neighborhood, with a nearby bar and barbershop also swept up in the investigation as authorities worked to dismantle the network.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
The association argues that the neighborhood already has two shelters, one of them currently closed and its building blighted.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
Public opinion has also soured against encampments and blight in recent years, fueling election promises of faster solutions to homelessness.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blight
Noun
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Fish embryos that grow in the presence of oil may be born with heart defects, as well as spine and skull deformities.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Thus, with structural concerns emerging locally, Central Florida residents are left with questions about building safety, oversight, and construction defects.—
Keegan A. Berry,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Red Cross said the crash damaged the building and forced three families — a total of 10 people — from their homes.—
Eva Andersen,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Reports and satellite images later showed large parts of the city heavily damaged or reduced to rubble.—
Maliha Rahman,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The eggs vary in color—from white to blue to brown—with speckles, blotches, and other markings and are also distinctive in shape.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Mar. 2026
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Early salt damage often appears as pale, chalky blotches or uneven fading in the paint finish.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Talley went long with an 8-iron into a back bunker on the 12th, the hole that ruined Jordan Spieth's chances of a repeat Masters victory in 2016.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The multiple mistresses ruined his image; the countless injuries derailed his golf game.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
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These dances came at a time in Germany when artists were wrestling with the scars of World War I and the intensification of the developing industrial economy.—
Shanti Escalante-De Mattei,
ARTnews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Post-accident, Varren still sports a forehead scar and continues to ride his e-bike in his Miramar neighborhood with friends.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Some legislatures are attempting to find additional legal remedies for former kidfluencers who believe that they were harmed by oversharing parents.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2026
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No human journalist was harmed in this experiment.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But Pritchard’s three missed the mark as time expired in the third quarter, and head coach Joe Mazzulla sat Tatum, Brown, Hauser and Queta for the entire fourth.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Her season total for points was the fifth-best in program history, surpassing Sophie Cunningham’s 2018-19 mark.—
Aaron Segal,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But for someone who was already coming into the job with plenty of skepticism, leading a roster flawed enough to add premium fuel (at roughly the same cost) to that fire, has a second series of the season ever felt this desperately important?—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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In addition to the pious, persevering Goma and flawed Chandravati in the mortal realm, in the divine realm there are the goddesses Sati and her reincarnation as Parvati.—
Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz,
The Conversation,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Blight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blight. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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