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Recent Examples of blighted
Steve Lackmeyer, Oklahoman, 14 Jan. 2026
Government blight busting The city of Detroit has demolished tens of thousands of blighted houses over the past 13 or so years under Mayor Mike Duggan and then-mayor Dave Bing.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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
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Midwest City is likely to gain control of the blighted Heritage Park Mall within the next few weeks following a pair of recent court rulings issued against owner Ahmad Bahreini.
—Steve Lackmeyer, Oklahoman, 14 Jan. 2026
Government blight busting The city of Detroit has demolished tens of thousands of blighted houses over the past 13 or so years under Mayor Mike Duggan and then-mayor Dave Bing.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blighted
Adjective
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When this happens, plants in the pot may show signs of stress, such as yellowing leaves, stunted growth, or leaf drop.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
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Unfortunately, many gardeners never notice soil pH problems until their plants begin showing signs of stress, including stunted plant growth, poor crop yields, and yellowing leaves with deep green veins.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The federal government issued a set of regulations that would require airlines, among other things, to assume liability for damaged and delayed wheelchairs and improve training for staff working with passengers facing mobility issues.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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And damaged facilities, maybe months.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Depending on how bad the pest ruined plants in a particular latitude, the farmer either made it financially, or borrowed more from the bank to eat during the winter.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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But this war may well have ruined the chances for such diplomatic options for many years to come.—
Matthew Bunn,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Warm-Season Grasses These grasses are the opposite, growing in the spring after a dormant winter and flowering and setting seed in the fall just before winter returns.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
16 Mar. 2026
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Archaeologists finally detected the spot, hidden under grass and soil, where the shaft entrance lay dormant and waiting, perhaps for an opportune moment to surface.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The disease causes bitter, misshapen fruit unsuitable for sale or eating; infected trees eventually die, according to the CDFA.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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After years of pruning, the shrub may be misshapen and will never look attractive again.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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He was initially charged with vehicular assault and driving while ability impaired by drugs.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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For each competition, there are separate courses for athletes in the sitting category and for athletes in the standing and vision impaired categories.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The most recent blackout was blamed on a broken boiler at a thermoelectric plant that forced the shutdown of Cuba's power grid.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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While clinical care is often compassionate and skilled, the financial structure surrounding that care is deeply broken — Florida hospitals see the most revenue per capita in the country, while Floridians have faced some of the highest rates of surprise billing for hospital stays in the country.—
Linda D. Gadd,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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Udo Kier plays an incestuous, fascist version of Baron Frankenstein, whose male and female creatures are designed to create the master Serbian race, but are also fit to be molested and mutilated for the gratification of him and his wife.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
7 Mar. 2026
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Decomposing and mutilated human remains found on a beach on the resort island of Bali belonged to a Ukrainian man kidnapped and tortured while on holiday, Indonesian police said Friday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Blighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blighted. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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