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as in shortsighted
able to see near things more clearly than distant ones
he became so myopic that he finally broke down and got contact lenses
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as in careless
not thinking about and providing for the future
the myopic city designers who did not plan for growth
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Recent Examples of myopic
The technology is approached with a myopic view for a particular process or function, often generating some initial time savings within that process, but failing to scale beyond that narrow scope.
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Jeffrey Eiben, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Fox News and similar corners of the internet were ablaze with myopic insistences that any inclusion of, or even nod to, this rather essential, commonplace, and well-known part of the Superman backstory made the new movie, somehow, another piece of woke Hollywood nonsense.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2025
Inventory skimping and myopic procurement chases off target customers, frustrates suppliers and diminishes competitive position.
—Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
In my view, the myopic focus on function seems to miss the point.
—Alex Erwin, The Conversation, 6 June 2025
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Jeffrey Eiben, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Fox News and similar corners of the internet were ablaze with myopic insistences that any inclusion of, or even nod to, this rather essential, commonplace, and well-known part of the Superman backstory made the new movie, somehow, another piece of woke Hollywood nonsense.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2025
Inventory skimping and myopic procurement chases off target customers, frustrates suppliers and diminishes competitive position.
—Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
In my view, the myopic focus on function seems to miss the point.
—Alex Erwin, The Conversation, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for myopic
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Micky Malka, founder of Ribbit Capital and an early backer of Robinhood, Coinbase and their European competitor Revolut, says focusing on the Coinbase-Robinhood rivalry is shortsighted.—
Nina Bambysheva,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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That's shortsighted, says Dr. Nirav Shah, former principal deputy director at CDC who left the agency in February.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
29 July 2025
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The 24-year-old man was charged with involuntary manslaughter, careless discharge causing death and a separate firearm charge, officials say.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
4 Aug. 2025
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The plea deal dropped an additional charge of careless driving resulting in death from his case, court records show.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
2 Aug. 2025
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And once people became nearsighted, screen time was tied to 54 percent higher odds that their myopia would get worse.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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And people with at least four hours of daily screen time were twice as likely to be nearsighted than individuals with less screen time.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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With real pressure from Washington, Addis Ababa and the Tigrayan administration should be able to marginalize the reckless factions that are seeking to exploit the situation—and finally bring to heel the Middle Eastern powers that have for too long enjoyed free rein to meddle in the Horn of Africa.—
Mulugeta Gebrehiwot Berhe,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Aug. 2025
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The main emphasis behind reintroducing car crushing, Easter said, is to deter future reckless drivers or, at least, make sure a particular car stays off the road.—
Caleb Lunetta,
Mercury News,
4 Aug. 2025
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Tossing soap that’s only been used once seems wasteful.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Aug. 2025
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Each car needs multiple parking spots throughout the day, fueling demand for wasteful surface lots that contribute to flooding and the heat island effect and make neighborhoods less walkable and bikeable.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
31 July 2025
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Then, there’s the waste that results from improvident eating habits.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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Going that route is improvident.—
Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
5 Mar. 2022
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“Myopic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/myopic. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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