as in confusion
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as in confusing
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 obscuring
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
evening shadows blurred the view of the valley from the overlook
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Recent Examples of blurring
Genevieve Cepeda,
InStyle,
27 June 2026
And at a blazing 240Hz refresh rate, ghosting, blurring, and screen tearing will be kept to a minimum.
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George Yang,
PC Magazine,
23 June 2026
On some TVs, overly aggressive motion blurring can also lead to ghosting or artifacts, such as soccer balls turning into streaks in the sky.
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Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
12 June 2026
Throughout Ranjha, Ben Tzur’s latest album with Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, the blurring of selves is the goal.
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Arman Khan,
Pitchfork,
1 June 2026
But the most significant blurring may come in the realm of data infrastructure.
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David Szondy
may 31,
New Atlas,
31 May 2026
Over the last few years, beauty has seen a massive blurring of lines between the wellness and health space and its convergence with beauty.
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Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
These empowering opportunities provoke an unprecedented blurring of boundaries between them and the hypertext’s designers as far as authorship is concerned.
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Carmen Daniela Maier,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
There’s a queerness to Mantello’s vision, including a blurring of gender associations that begins with its leads and radiates throughout, that ultimately drains the drama of its potency.
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Naveen Kumar,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 July 2026
These makers are much more reticent about the risks of blurring the once fine line between browsing sites and asking a large language model a question or instructing it to take potentially sensitive actions.
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Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
30 June 2026
Every other Tuesday, get a fresh issue of Pod the North that includes recent articles titled, Are podcasts blurring truth and trust?
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Frank Racioppi,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Critics argued the required reading list promotes Christianity over religious diversity and civil rights while blurring the constitutional separation of church and state.
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Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
In shifting the story one way, the trucks risk blurring the distinction between a country founded in a religious context and a country founded as religious, and pushing the background into the foreground.
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Kelsey Ables,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
The skin perfector gained viral traction thanks to its seriously shocking, blurring effects.
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Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
26 June 2026
Beyond color and exposure adjustments, the AI Assistant will sometimes enable an artificial bokeh effect too, blurring the background as in portrait mode.
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Dominic Preston,
The Verge,
23 June 2026
Vanishing walls of glass open to several terraces, effortlessly blurring the boundary between the inside and out, with a commercial-grade elevator servicing all four levels.
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Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
Noun
Celebrities like Fran Drescher and Julia Louis-Dreyfus have been known to use this blurring primer.
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Genevieve Cepeda,
InStyle,
27 June 2026
And at a blazing 240Hz refresh rate, ghosting, blurring, and screen tearing will be kept to a minimum.
—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
23 June 2026
On some TVs, overly aggressive motion blurring can also lead to ghosting or artifacts, such as soccer balls turning into streaks in the sky.
—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
12 June 2026
Throughout Ranjha, Ben Tzur’s latest album with Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, the blurring of selves is the goal.
—
Arman Khan,
Pitchfork,
1 June 2026
But the most significant blurring may come in the realm of data infrastructure.
—
David Szondy
may 31,
New Atlas,
31 May 2026
Over the last few years, beauty has seen a massive blurring of lines between the wellness and health space and its convergence with beauty.
—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
These empowering opportunities provoke an unprecedented blurring of boundaries between them and the hypertext’s designers as far as authorship is concerned.
—
Carmen Daniela Maier,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
There’s a queerness to Mantello’s vision, including a blurring of gender associations that begins with its leads and radiates throughout, that ultimately drains the drama of its potency.
—
Naveen Kumar,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
Waves act like moving lenses, warping light and blurring underwater objects.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 July 2026
These makers are much more reticent about the risks of blurring the once fine line between browsing sites and asking a large language model a question or instructing it to take potentially sensitive actions.
—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
30 June 2026
Every other Tuesday, get a fresh issue of Pod the North that includes recent articles titled, Are podcasts blurring truth and trust?
—
Frank Racioppi,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Critics argued the required reading list promotes Christianity over religious diversity and civil rights while blurring the constitutional separation of church and state.
—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
In shifting the story one way, the trucks risk blurring the distinction between a country founded in a religious context and a country founded as religious, and pushing the background into the foreground.
—
Kelsey Ables,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
The skin perfector gained viral traction thanks to its seriously shocking, blurring effects.
—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
26 June 2026
Beyond color and exposure adjustments, the AI Assistant will sometimes enable an artificial bokeh effect too, blurring the background as in portrait mode.
—
Dominic Preston,
The Verge,
23 June 2026
Vanishing walls of glass open to several terraces, effortlessly blurring the boundary between the inside and out, with a commercial-grade elevator servicing all four levels.
—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blurring
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Mercury stations retrograde in Cancer in your 11th House of Friends and Community, bringing old invitations, group-chat confusion, or unclear expectations back into focus.
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In it, the author described a culture of confusion, stress, and incompetence, as contractors competed for work to be completed under near-impossible deadlines.
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Why People Misunderstand This Intelligence The first mistake people make is confusing integrative intelligence with being broadly knowledgeable.
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Having said that, conversations might be confusing today.
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The irony is a bit hard to ignore — the very environment being modified to protect or maintain beaches was simultaneously obscuring the ecological processes happening just offshore.
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And what’s a novelist but a fence, furnishing imaginary scenes with choice pieces of reality while obscuring their provenance?
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However, a lack of diversity in thought was clouding every step forward.
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Are foggy relationships clouding your goals and ambitions?
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Auto-correct tools generally brighten photos, but this one also knows when an image needs darkening.
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Moonrise will take place across North America in blue hour, when the sky is darkening but still retains color — perfect timing.
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The political committee is also the subject of a recent Federal Election Commission complaint accusing it of obfuscating its expenses in violation of federal election rules.
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When The Star requested records related to ATO being placed on probation last year, the outcome letter KU provided was heavily redacted, completely obfuscating the narrative of the hazing allegations that university investigators found to be credible.
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And Hanceville’s fate is as murky as the fog that pours in at night, blotting out buildings and blackening the road ahead.
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These tungsten atoms would then condense on the slightly cooler inside of the glass bulb, blackening it and dimming the light over time.
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Led by music-industry mogul Irving Azoff, the Oak View Group might have found itself with new competition after Legends Global entered the mix, but on Wednesday city officials appeared uninterested in further muddying the convoluted sale of the 112-acre complex.
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The Falcons don’t want any live pass rushers muddying the pocket and putting Penix at risk before he’s completely recovered from his knee injury.
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