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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
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
This charming blurring of lines is at the heart of the story, said Dinah Birch in the Times Literary Supplement.
—Alexandra Zagalsky, TheWeek, 4 Mar. 2026
Greenidge also looks forward here to what is very much the most drastic of the post-COVID issues born of that time — the coming of artificial intelligence as a means for solving our problems, and what is looking more and more like a blurring of reality and simulacra.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
The Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder Flushed has a unique blurring texture, delivering a soft, Paris-filter effect on skin.
—Sara Tan, Allure, 27 Feb. 2026
The brightening and blurring properties come from bismuth oxychloride, a mineral that adds a light-reflecting luminous finish, and silicones that create the illusion of blurred skin.
—Essence Wiley, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
The disturbing images that increase in the second half of the film represent the blurring of the boundary between life and death.
—Blake Simons, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
By tracking these particles, adaptive optics technologies mounted on the VLT's primary mirrors are able to correct for the blurring and distorting effect of Earth's atmosphere in real time!
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2026
There’s something very sentimental in the blurring of that line.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
Gali Kronenberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
His many credits include performances with the New York Philharmonic, pioneering minimalist composer Philip Glass, genre-blurring singer Cecile McLorin Salvant and such past and present jazz powerhouses as Benny Golson, Jimmy Heath and Wynton and Branford Marsalis.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
And a collection of industry opt-out items helps with tasks from reducing snail-mail spam to blurring your house on Google Street View.
—Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
In one scene, someone holds up a phone showing the real footage of the Red Crescent workers that day, further blurring the lines between documentary and performance.
—Alexander Durie, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
In 2026, however, formulas are more playful, blurring the lines between lip care and flair—pairing the benefits of traditional ointments with the versatility of makeup.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2026
More recently, social media has allowed people even more direct access to celebrities, blurring the lines between one-sided and reciprocal interactions.
—Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
Powder foundation can offer a more lightweight and blurring finish, and the application is much more streamlined.
—Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
To reveal the faint surrounding material, astronomers used the SPHERE instrument on the VLT, which is specifically designed to handle extreme contrasts in light and to correct for the blurring effects of Earth's atmosphere.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
However, the blurring reportedly fails at times, leaving some identities visible.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
This charming blurring of lines is at the heart of the story, said Dinah Birch in the Times Literary Supplement.
—Alexandra Zagalsky, TheWeek, 4 Mar. 2026
Greenidge also looks forward here to what is very much the most drastic of the post-COVID issues born of that time — the coming of artificial intelligence as a means for solving our problems, and what is looking more and more like a blurring of reality and simulacra.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
The Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder Flushed has a unique blurring texture, delivering a soft, Paris-filter effect on skin.
—Sara Tan, Allure, 27 Feb. 2026
The brightening and blurring properties come from bismuth oxychloride, a mineral that adds a light-reflecting luminous finish, and silicones that create the illusion of blurred skin.
—Essence Wiley, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
The disturbing images that increase in the second half of the film represent the blurring of the boundary between life and death.
—Blake Simons, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
By tracking these particles, adaptive optics technologies mounted on the VLT's primary mirrors are able to correct for the blurring and distorting effect of Earth's atmosphere in real time!
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2026
There’s something very sentimental in the blurring of that line.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
Back and forth, neither of us missing, the ball blurring between us in that hypnotic rhythm that makes everything else disappear.
—Gali Kronenberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
His many credits include performances with the New York Philharmonic, pioneering minimalist composer Philip Glass, genre-blurring singer Cecile McLorin Salvant and such past and present jazz powerhouses as Benny Golson, Jimmy Heath and Wynton and Branford Marsalis.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
And a collection of industry opt-out items helps with tasks from reducing snail-mail spam to blurring your house on Google Street View.
—Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026
In one scene, someone holds up a phone showing the real footage of the Red Crescent workers that day, further blurring the lines between documentary and performance.
—Alexander Durie, Time, 3 Mar. 2026
In 2026, however, formulas are more playful, blurring the lines between lip care and flair—pairing the benefits of traditional ointments with the versatility of makeup.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2026
More recently, social media has allowed people even more direct access to celebrities, blurring the lines between one-sided and reciprocal interactions.
—Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
Powder foundation can offer a more lightweight and blurring finish, and the application is much more streamlined.
—Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
To reveal the faint surrounding material, astronomers used the SPHERE instrument on the VLT, which is specifically designed to handle extreme contrasts in light and to correct for the blurring effects of Earth's atmosphere.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blurring
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Supporters argue that maintaining a consistent time year-round would reduce confusion, improve safety and enhance productivity.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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Likely in response to the confusion, prominent cleric Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi on Saturday urged Iran’s Assembly of Experts to act quickly to name a new supreme leader.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But the notice sent last spring was so vague and confusing that few people used it to object.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2026
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The company’s messaging has been confusing and has at various points seemed to contradict its own previous statements, as well as information from the government.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Other officers then deployed at least three tear gas canisters seconds later, obscuring the entire scene in a cloud of chemicals.—
Bob Ortega,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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This feature can also be applied on an app-by-app basis and/or just to notifications, obscuring part of the screen.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
5 Mar. 2026
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Both are common refrains, but at the time, Hall struggled to see past the fog clouding his future.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
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The attorney general’s statement offered little clarity, further clouding an incident that has already generated significant international speculation.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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The image was captured shortly after Earth's curved inner shadow began its slow journey across the lunar disk, darkening the lunar seas sprawling across the western portion of its surface.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Smoke from the fire could be seen from miles away, darkening the sky.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The renderings, which showed an imposing new East Wing roughly a city block long, would be longer than the West Wing and almost completely obfuscating the view of the Treasury Building from the White House's South Lawn.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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Lawyers for the group contend that the city is willfully obfuscating to cover up its inadequate efforts to live up to its settlement.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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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.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
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As the decades passed, their experiments escalated into increasingly absurd inquiries, muddying the boundaries between subjective and objective reality.—
Shannon Taggart,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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This may be because the nucleus accumbens, the other reward region that some participants learned to ramp up, didn’t have the same connection to immune response, muddying the results.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Blurring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blurring. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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