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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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
For Cyborgs, the boundary between human and AI thinking became deliberately blurred.
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François Candelon, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
College athletics and professional sports are so different (although that line has certainly been blurred now).
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 30 Jan. 2026
That wasn’t the only time the lines blurred between film and fact.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
Data for FieldWorkArena, for example, was obtained with the consent of those appearing in video footage, while faces and sensitive work areas were blurred to prevent identification.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2026
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François Candelon, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
College athletics and professional sports are so different (although that line has certainly been blurred now).
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 30 Jan. 2026
That wasn’t the only time the lines blurred between film and fact.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
Data for FieldWorkArena, for example, was obtained with the consent of those appearing in video footage, while faces and sensitive work areas were blurred to prevent identification.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 Jan. 2026
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An Aussie was the winner, but Jaelin Kauf got the silver and Liz Lemley (not to be confused with 30 Rock’s Liz Lemon) won the B final for the bronze.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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Compassionate care for patients with serious medical conditions should not be confused with broad commercialization of drugs.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Unfortunately, a lot of the homes near Guthrie's residence are far from the street and are obscured by shrubbery, Siminoff said, so collecting video data of cars on the road might be hard in this case.—
Liz Kreutz,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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The result of this was that the view of the ball was often obscured when shots went up.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Cancer had consumed her body; drugs clouded her mind.—
Allegra Goodman,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
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Connecticut’s energy picture is clouded by its inability to get an adequate supply of natural gas, the main source of energy in the state and wider region.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
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The sky has darkened to a deep, clear blue, although that slow, slow sunset still burns orange on the horizon, and lamps are now glowing around the lagoon, as if set for a candlelit dinner.—
Rick Jordan,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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But that fall, his mood darkened.—
Coley Gallagher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Blurred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blurred. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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