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Recent Examples of blighted
Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
The property also sits in a blighted area of downtown needing revitalization.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
With their glory days long gone, Gary Emerson and Horace Mann high schools represent blighted eyesores that conjure up nostalgia and grim realities.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Beyond finances, gaining community support is key in successful adaptive reuse projects, since developers often face skepticism when proposing to revitalize blighted properties.
—Dr. Dick Bridy, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Redevelopment is coming for a former industrial site in the Cole neighborhood of Denver after the City Council this week approved a tax incentive for the blighted area.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 17 Sep. 2025
The property also sits in a blighted area of downtown needing revitalization.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
With their glory days long gone, Gary Emerson and Horace Mann high schools represent blighted eyesores that conjure up nostalgia and grim realities.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Beyond finances, gaining community support is key in successful adaptive reuse projects, since developers often face skepticism when proposing to revitalize blighted properties.
—Dr. Dick Bridy, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blighted
Adjective
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As the disease progresses, plant growth may be stunted and infected plant parts become distorted.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
31 Dec. 2025
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Your creativity may feel stunted.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
30 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Palestinians inspect damaged tents at a displacement camp following an Israeli strike in Gaza City on Friday.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
11 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, the bond-building treatment creates a protective barrier around each strand, helping to restore damaged hair and improve its integrity over time.—
Alyssa Morin,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
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The library where generations prepared for their bar and bat mitzvahs was ruined, as was an administrative office.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
14 Jan. 2026
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That they will be personally ruined for doing honest work.—
Dave Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Forsythia Bursting forth in sprays of yellow blooms while everything else is still brown and dormant, forsythia provides a splash of color when the daffodils are starting to bloom.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Jan. 2026
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Next up, in April crews are expected to begin transforming a dormant strip of Church Street, once the city’s party hub, into a festival street designed for pedestrians and hosting events.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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While the exterior fabric is washable, the materials used to create the inner structure may be destroyed or become misshapen when washed and cannot be reversed.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
29 Dec. 2025
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When not in use, keep your wool sweaters folded, and avoid hanging them, which can cause misshapen impressions or stretch out the shoulders.—
Kevin Gray,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The driver of a 2024 Chevrolet Malibu was not impaired and was uninjured, police said.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026
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Volunteers are needed to guide blind and visually-impaired hikers on a gentle hike from Franklin’s Cafe & Market to a heliport in the park.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Dispose of broken or outdated items.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
10 Jan. 2026
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The 41-year-old suffered a broken pelvis and sustained fractures to both femurs and three ribs, as well as a compound fracture to his right shin.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Her body had been mutilated and cut in half with surgical precision.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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Hollywood isn’t the first industry to get folded, spindled, and mutilated.—
Lauren Bans,
Vulture,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Blighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blighted. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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