BLEARS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

blears

verb

present tense third-person singular of blear

as in obscures

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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Using an acronym meant for minor zoning squabbles against resistance to a massive, 80 mph express train slicing through dense residential blocks is an arrogant posture that completely obscures the true nature of this unconscionable project.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Tornado Cash obscures transaction trails by mixing cryptocurrency deposits and withdrawals.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

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But look past insurance acceptance and ask whether more people are actually getting – and staying on – treatment, and the picture darkens.

— Yashaswini Singh, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026
But whether in Frankfurt or, later, Weimar — where Soviet officials are as keen to canonize Thomas — this father and daughter aren’t simply driving through Germany but taking a tour across fascism’s long shadow, which still darkens the world.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

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