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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
This myopia dates back almost to the moment when the guns fell silent and the peace treaty was signed.
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Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
People with severe myopia have a higher risk of sight-threatening complications that can lead to even poorer vision.
—Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Clinical trial data showed that the Stellest lenses can slow myopia progression by 71% on average over the course of 24 months, compared with single vision control lenses, according to the FDA.
—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
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Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
People with severe myopia have a higher risk of sight-threatening complications that can lead to even poorer vision.
—Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Clinical trial data showed that the Stellest lenses can slow myopia progression by 71% on average over the course of 24 months, compared with single vision control lenses, according to the FDA.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for myopia
Noun
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In a historic example of incredible shortsightedness, Democratic leadership first used the far left for its own fleeting political advantage.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
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Cruelty isn’t constant or predictable; it’s more often caused by shortsightedness.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Someone gets hurt, the cause points toward another person’s carelessness, and suddenly, the situation becomes legal instead of just painful.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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Coach Sean Miller will focus on his team's carelessness with the ball at half; Texas has nine turnovers compared to two for Auburn.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
28 Jan. 2026
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In early childhood, a critical period of development, children with access to green spaces have better balance and motor coordination, better sleep, fewer behavioral and social problems, and reduced nearsightedness.—
Audrey Pham,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 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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This proposal, coupled with the disincentive at the federal level that increased the price of the visas from $215 to $100,000, shows a parochialism that does not foster open and productive inquiry.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
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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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“Myopia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/myopia. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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