as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
I can't describe him; all I saw was a blear figure for an instant
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as in to obscure
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
her image was bleared, as if I were staring at it through a watery lens
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blear
Adjective
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Government warnings are often vague or late.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026 -
Lisabeth Pérez Castle, the city’s independent monitor, said in a statement that the vague new approach to discipline does not clearly explain how safety officials will comply with city laws regarding the monitor’s oversight.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
Verb
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In transportation, technology must support human judgment, not obscure it.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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What, then, is being obscured—beyond the view?—
Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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And yes, that sound will dissipate and soon will be too faint for my human ears as it is absorbed into space, but Renee Gladman writes that spaces moan.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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The mission of a T-AGOS ship depends heavily on detecting faint underwater sounds produced by submarines operating hundreds of miles away.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
Verb
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And as the lines between online content and traditional television continue to blur, some of the platform’s biggest creators are not waiting around for the industry to get on board.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
30 May 2026
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That person moved to Montclair or Hudson or Bucks County and is on a Zoom call right now, background blurred, wondering why their new hire seems so lost.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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But whereas that world could be characterized, at times, by macho one-upmanship that felt almost bloodthirsty, Esperantists like Jurobola were committed to a hazy vision of peace.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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The company’s flagship hazy IPA, Chug, recently won gold at the 2026 World Beer Cup, often described as the ‘Olympics of Beer,’ strengthening Mash Gang’s reputation for taste and quality at a time when many consumers still associate non-alcoholic beer with inferior flavor.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
Verb
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Outside, there's little to announce this place but a small square plaque and large windows darkened by velvet curtains.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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The country’s growth outlook has darkened due to the ongoing Middle East conflict, which has effectively halted oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, pushing up energy and commodities prices globally.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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The demise is hardly a unique story in the indie film universe — high-profile British productions like Simon Pegg’s Angels in the Asylum have gone down amid similar rancour — but this has not dimmed the sense of injustice felt by those who lost money.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
3 June 2026
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When your bulbs skew warm and dim through the daytime hours, that alertness signal never fully fires.—
Allison Palmer
June 2,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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“Blear.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blear. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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