BLEARING Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

blearing

verb

present participle of blear

as in obscuring

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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But Hegseth’s push for $67 billion more in emergency Iran spending — while the Pentagon directs $75 billion from last year’s tax cuts law to other military spending — may be obscuring a war cost that is far greater.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 22 July 2026
Merlin is draped in a long, light-colored cloak with a white hood over his head, obscuring his face.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

Definition of obscuring

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The Hapsburg Inspector General, the equivalent of the food inspector darkening the doorway of a scummy restaurant?

— Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Alfred Dreyfus to warn that the ‘demons of antisemitism’ haunting France’s past are again darkening its present.

— Masha Macpherson, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

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Deepfakes and synthetic media are blurring reality, challenging identity verification and requiring continuous authentication.

— Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
The video shows several people standing on the left side, with the transit agency blurring their faces to not completely shame them.

— Mike Stunson, USA Today, 29 July 2026

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