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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Also, there are important players coming back from significant injuries, obscuring the picture.

— David Aldridge, New York Times, 2 July 2026
The lens has a Ri-Pel coating that allows for water and sweat to bead up and slide off the surface, rather than obscuring vision.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 June 2026

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It’s made of a cotton-linen blend that lets the sunlight in, and its 100-percent-cotton backing layer is just thick enough to keep the summer heat out of the room without darkening it.

— Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 11 July 2026
Auto-correct tools generally brighten photos, but this one also knows when an image needs darkening.

— Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026

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Reddick loads her genre-blurring tale with outlandish intrigue involving Soviet spies, a capitalist cult and a roving choir that doubles as a Greek chorus.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
The cornerstone of Boards classics is a blurring retrofuturism achieved via swirling and clashing sample, synth, and guitar textures.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 July 2026

Definition of blurring

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