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Recent Examples of bleary-eyed
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.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
His paranoia, played with clumsy charm by a mustachioed and bleary-eyed Leonardo DiCaprio, is half-cocked and somewhat comical.
—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
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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.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
His paranoia, played with clumsy charm by a mustachioed and bleary-eyed Leonardo DiCaprio, is half-cocked and somewhat comical.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleary-eyed
Adjective
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This led to a flood of candidates, and befuddled state Democrats who failed to endorse one at their February convention in San Francisco.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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So what’s a befuddled seafood shopper to do?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 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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Well, this overly gauzy, sentimental, dull period romance hasn’t gotten any less dopey now that Nicolas Cage has been, well, Nicolas Cage for the last 20 years.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2026
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The closest thing to a lull in the ceaseless stream of dopey humor is the songs, which can be charming but generally don’t try to be amusing at all.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
27 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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After a rocky run under AT&T, WarnerMedia was then merged with Discovery Communications in a $43 billion deal that closed in 2022.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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After a rocky start to their courtship, Kristen teaches the skateboard-loving, aquaphobic young man the art — and colonial history — of surfing.—
Marya E. Gates,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
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Around five, the sun broke through the clouds, a beery yellow light that made the leaves glint like glass.—
Robert Moor,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 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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“Bleary-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleary-eyed. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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