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as in shortsightedness
medical
a condition of the eye that makes it difficult to see objects that are far away
She wears eyeglasses to correct her myopia.
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as in carelessness
a lack of concern or preparation for the future
The collective myopia of the company's leadership prevented it from adapting to changing market trends.
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Recent Examples of myopia
Those dots can defocus peripheral light, which may help slow the progression of myopia in children.
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Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
The myopia required to derive true meaning from such a thing—barely more sophisticated than phrenology—is staggering.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2025
So inside of those circles, the weird culty myopia that would have existed around these child emperors that were in charge of things.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
These include increasing daily outdoor sunlight exposure, which research has shown to help delay or prevent myopia progression, and promoting healthy visual habits such as the 20-20-20 rule — every 20 minutes of work should be followed by 20 seconds of looking at something 20 feet away.
—Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
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Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
The myopia required to derive true meaning from such a thing—barely more sophisticated than phrenology—is staggering.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2025
So inside of those circles, the weird culty myopia that would have existed around these child emperors that were in charge of things.
—Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
These include increasing daily outdoor sunlight exposure, which research has shown to help delay or prevent myopia progression, and promoting healthy visual habits such as the 20-20-20 rule — every 20 minutes of work should be followed by 20 seconds of looking at something 20 feet away.
—Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for myopia
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In an interview with the Los Angeles Times in 2015, Rob and Michele spoke about the challenges Nick faced in rehab and acknowledged their own shortsightedness regarding the efficacy of these programs for their son.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
15 Dec. 2025
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Such shortsightedness is not only plain wrong but also another example of how every word is weaponized in the American society of 2025.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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But the turnovers that are born of carelessness?—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Straight-up errors, like the errant pass from James Tarkowski that led to Brentford’s opener, or Tim Iroegbunam’s carelessness before their third, have not been common flaws.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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In 1604, Johannes Kepler would be credited with the first accurate explanation of how concave lenses could correct nearsightedness, as opposed to convex glasses for farsightedness.—
Daniel Fusch,
Ascend Agency,
11 Nov. 2025
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In the future, simple eyedrops could be used to delay the onset of nearsightedness in children, which in turn can reduce those risks, Walline said.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Within a few years of leaving Texas, Rauschenberg had upended everything the place had meant to him, smashing through the parochialism of small-town Southern life, where necks were broken in Jesus’ name, and families indentured or murdered.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Today, in popular narratives of the civil rights movement, journalists are remembered as heroes who braved the South’s violent parochialism to shine a light on those confronting Jim Crow segregation.—
Made by History,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Myopia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/myopia. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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