1
as in confused
to make (something) unclear to the understanding
an article for the layman that blurs the distinction between the two kinds of cholesterol
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2
as in obscured
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
evening shadows blurred the view of the valley from the overlook
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Recent Examples of blurred
Animated characters like Tony the Tiger, Count Chocula and Fred Flintstone blurred the line between ads and morning cartoons.
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Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Moments later, the camera zooms toward a window nearly opaque with rainwater, the outside world blurred by the downpour.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Even if Walden and D'Amaro have different domain strengths, choosing a co-CEO model after suffering through a recent time period where control lines were blurred may be a case of failing to learn from one's mistakes.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
There was also one where the topaz and citrine boundary blurred, looking like the picture of an endless desert under azure skies.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
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Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Moments later, the camera zooms toward a window nearly opaque with rainwater, the outside world blurred by the downpour.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Even if Walden and D'Amaro have different domain strengths, choosing a co-CEO model after suffering through a recent time period where control lines were blurred may be a case of failing to learn from one's mistakes.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
There was also one where the topaz and citrine boundary blurred, looking like the picture of an endless desert under azure skies.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blurred
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The lot of us, dressed in our finery, descend upon the event, bidding a quick hello to Ronson and earning some stares from the upstate locals, confused by our presence—and matching outfits.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
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Her daughter was confused, and eventually asked Nasser for an explanation as to what had been said.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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The driver then gets out and walks toward the back end of the truck, which is obscured from the camera by the tree.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Oct. 2025
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The seafloor had once been obscured beneath a thick ice shelf, but that changed in July 2017 when the massive A68 iceberg calved from the Larsen C Ice Shelf.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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However, this optimistic outlook is clouded by significant legal uncertainty.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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As the war dragged on, Democrats seized that statement as evidence of how Cheney's determination to go to war had clouded his judgment.—
Don Gonyea,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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Place wings, skin side down, on unlit side of grill; cover and grill, undisturbed, until darkened in color and cooked through, about 20 minutes.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Political action committees have circulated push polls falsely suggesting Mamdani intends to make halal mandatory, and attack ads have darkened and elongated his beard to evoke the visual coding of menace.—
Faisal Kutty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Blurred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blurred. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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