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Recent Examples of bleary-eyed
His paranoia, played with clumsy charm by a mustachioed and bleary-eyed Leonardo DiCaprio, is half-cocked and somewhat comical.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
Colleagues described a popular chaplain with nicknames for the tiny patients and soothing words for their bleary-eyed parents.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Just as Manning accelerated his growth through obsessive attention to detail, studying defenses and the sleight of hand of play-action artists like Boomer Esiason, Nix is more than willing to get bleary-eyed in the film room or pick the brain of future Hall of Famer Drew Brees.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
Many are bleary-eyed after a whirlwind week celebrating the Salone del Mobile, the world's largest furniture-and-design fair.
—Kerry Olsen, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2023
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
Colleagues described a popular chaplain with nicknames for the tiny patients and soothing words for their bleary-eyed parents.
—Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Just as Manning accelerated his growth through obsessive attention to detail, studying defenses and the sleight of hand of play-action artists like Boomer Esiason, Nix is more than willing to get bleary-eyed in the film room or pick the brain of future Hall of Famer Drew Brees.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
Many are bleary-eyed after a whirlwind week celebrating the Salone del Mobile, the world's largest furniture-and-design fair.
—Kerry Olsen, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleary-eyed
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Whitten Burrage’s petition quoted a befuddled internal 2023 email from Oklahoma City State Farm captive agent David Hoffhines.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoman,
27 Feb. 2026
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Though voters gave Labour a large parliamentary majority in 2024, Starmer has seemed befuddled about how to wield it.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The boy is stupefied, snot intermingling with the puke dripping from his mouth to his navel.—
Matthew Shen Goodman,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In her absence and following the death of President Cal Bradford, the dopey VP Baines has assumed command.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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Somehow this dopey guy who makes music for people who don’t ever think about music secured himself a decades-long career.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The memory ends with the image of my friend squatting, crapulous, and dumping her purse on the sidewalk.—
Justin Torres,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2021
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Researchers have recently taken a closer look at the role of the immune system in provoking those crapulous mornings.—
Jesse Hawley,
Discover Magazine,
17 Mar. 2021
Adjective
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Many Aguadilla surf spots have rocky or reefy bottoms, so consider wearing booties.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2026
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The complex terrain creates isolated pockets of habitat — a cave system here, a rocky outcrop there — each with its own microenvironment.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Feb. 2026
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In 2023, Thomas made beery history by earning the title of Master Cicerone from the Cicerone Certification Program.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
24 Dec. 2025
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Several years from now, however, if scientists at the Oregon Hatchery Research Center have their way, some chinook salmon will be chasing a very different scent: the rich, beery bouquet of brewer’s yeast.—
Ben Goldfarb,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 July 2023
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“Bleary-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleary-eyed. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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