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Recent Examples of bleary-eyed
Adult Swim viewers became part of a late-night collective bearing witness to clandestine artifacts anyone who went to bed at a reasonable hour would only hear about from their bleary-eyed friends.
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Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
The crypto casinos weren’t like Las Vegas, where high-stakes poker players gambled in rooms separate from the bleary-eyed slots addicts.
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Cecilia D'anastasio,
Bloomberg,
27 Feb. 2026
As for one consistent complaint heard muttered amid bleary-eyed guests of the former Standard, Schrager confirms the appropriate adjustments have been made.
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Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
Behind your curious browsing is one bobbed and bleary-eyed writer searching for the best October Prime Day deals with a ferocity known only to coupon-cutters.
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Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2025
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Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
The crypto casinos weren’t like Las Vegas, where high-stakes poker players gambled in rooms separate from the bleary-eyed slots addicts.
—
Cecilia D'anastasio,
Bloomberg,
27 Feb. 2026
As for one consistent complaint heard muttered amid bleary-eyed guests of the former Standard, Schrager confirms the appropriate adjustments have been made.
—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
Behind your curious browsing is one bobbed and bleary-eyed writer searching for the best October Prime Day deals with a ferocity known only to coupon-cutters.
—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleary-eyed
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The differing perspectives highlight the befuddled state of AI regulation in the United States.
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The headlong rush of Na’s bonkers would-be international blockbuster left Cannes alternatively awed, befuddled and thrilled.
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The boy is stupefied, snot intermingling with the puke dripping from his mouth to his navel.
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The concept was already mildly stale in 1983; in 2026, jokes about Nate learning to use a toaster or a GPS come off as well past their expiration date, no matter how earnestly dopey a performance Bargatze gives.
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Originally, the dopey jock role had been filled by actor Steven Ford.
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The terrain is rocky, with vineyards clinging to steep limestone slopes, simultaneously warmed by the sun and cooled by salty Adriatic breezes.
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On the other side of Dubrovnik’s Old Town is Hotel Bellevue Dubrovnik, literally carved into a cliff and perched over Miramare Bay’s rocky shore.
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Around five, the sun broke through the clouds, a beery yellow light that made the leaves glint like glass.
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In 2023, Thomas made beery history by earning the title of Master Cicerone from the Cicerone Certification Program.
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“Bleary-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleary-eyed. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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