BLINKS (AT) Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

blinks (at)

verb

present tense third-person singular of blink (at)

as in ignores

to dismiss as of little importance the firm conviction that we should never blink at any instances of plagiarism, whether in academia or in commercial publishing

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Gen either forgets or ignores the request, so Kat has to do it herself.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Suzanne, the sulky, artistic type, scowls and pointedly ignores their noisy energy.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of ignores

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Sitting within the magnificent 350 acres estate of Ashford Castle, The Lodge at Ashford Castle overlooks magical Lough (lake) Corrib.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
That is dismissive of the workers whose livelihoods are at stake and overlooks why maintaining this workforce matters in the first place.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of overlooks

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The discovery explains why attempts in the past to develop hindbrain neurons from ectoderm stem cells failed – those cells had already been locked in as forebrain or midbrain neurons.

— Mike McRae September 21, New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2026
First runner-up was Italian director Paolo Strippoli’s The Spiral, in which a woman’s estranged mother shows up on her doorstep with a sinister story that explains an incident in their past.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of explains

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Engineering, data, security and compliance may own different controls, but someone must own the operational result and decide whether the evidence justifies further investment.

— Taras Tymoshchuk, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
For wealth advisors and the product providers, like AQR and Quantinno, the complexity justifies the fees and benefits.

— Robert Frank, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026

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