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Recent Examples of blighted
Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Large production companies such as Tri Pointe, KB Home, Lennar and Toll Brothers specialize in building multi-home developments and multi-family complexes, so they will not be heavily involved in constructing individual houses in LA’s blighted neighborhoods.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2025
The military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, has long occupied a blighted corner of the American legal system.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
The blazes left behind a situation that prompted some observers to criticize the efforts of San Jose officials and political leaders to deal with blighted properties that haunt numerous locations in the city.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Individual creators, who have faced declining wages for years because of razor-thin margins and increasing production costs, are suddenly finding their options further limited in a recklessly blighted market.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Large production companies such as Tri Pointe, KB Home, Lennar and Toll Brothers specialize in building multi-home developments and multi-family complexes, so they will not be heavily involved in constructing individual houses in LA’s blighted neighborhoods.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2025
The military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, has long occupied a blighted corner of the American legal system.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
The blazes left behind a situation that prompted some observers to criticize the efforts of San Jose officials and political leaders to deal with blighted properties that haunt numerous locations in the city.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blighted
Adjective
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Instead of coddling grass with irrigation and fertilizer to prevent it from going dormant, embrace this natural response.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Apr. 2025
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This allows the rooted cutting a full growing season to develop before becoming dormant in the winter.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Fruit not outwardly aesthetically pleasing — misshapen or greenish — is removed by hand and sold elsewhere to become juice.—
Jack Randall,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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But director Dan Trachtenberg proves once again his monster movie credentials with bringing to life all manners of misshapen creations, digital or otherwise, that would be truly terrifying if ever released into existence.—
Steve Greene,
IndieWire,
12 Apr. 2025
Verb
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And then in Joker 2, some people complained that the movie was ruined by the images on the screen and the sounds that accompanied them.—
Lexy Perez,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Jan. 2025
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Believing their beloved team already ruined mock drafting for the next two months, New York Giants fans probably hope for a loss against a Philadelphia Eagles team expected to rest starters Sunday.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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There is a broken down vehicle on the George Brett Super Highway between exit 8A and I-435 South.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2025
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And my left side is asking for directions from a broken gps.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Its name reflects the fact that throughout the group’s history, the majority of members were vision impaired.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Authorities said he was previously convicted of driving while impaired in Harris County.—
Alexandra Koch,
Fox News,
9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Until the world contains only liberal democracies, Washington can hardly avoid seeking blemished friends.—
Hal Brands,
Foreign Affairs,
20 Feb. 2024
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Throop returned to his hometown in 1990 to take stock of its blemished environment.—
Steve Marble,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Dec. 2022
Verb
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The decision was not marred by procedural unfairness.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Lennon's notoriously troubled upbringing was marred by paternal abandonment, frequent moves, and the sudden death of those closest to him, including his estranged mother Julia.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Seven goats became pregnant; six had miscarriages, but one kid was born—with a malformed lung.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Some of the movie’s visual flaws — like the malformed CGI snow in its opening scene — can be easily forgiven as a fairytale-like flourishes when a younger, homeless Hornclaw (Shin Si-ah) is taken in by a kindly restaurant owner who also claims to work in pest control.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Blighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blighted. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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