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as in shortsighted
able to see near things more clearly than distant ones
he became so myopic that he finally broke down and got contact lenses
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as in careless
not thinking about and providing for the future
the myopic city designers who did not plan for growth
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Recent Examples of myopic
Minter and Kano fit into the good cop/bad cop roles pretty easily; Kano repeatedly dismisses Cameron’s ideas and insists on a legal name for Lump, still way too myopic in his thinking.
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Conversational Prompting Be fluent and interactive when prompting while avoiding the myopic one-and-done mindset that many unfortunately seem to adopt when using generative AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The traditional reliance on exhaustive strategic plans—linear, rigid, and often myopic—has lulled organizations into a dangerous comfort zone.
—Lisa Bodell, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
My sculptures and my photography are interested in very similar ideas, which is bringing people to a place and giving them these expansive but also myopic experiences.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Conversational Prompting Be fluent and interactive when prompting while avoiding the myopic one-and-done mindset that many unfortunately seem to adopt when using generative AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The traditional reliance on exhaustive strategic plans—linear, rigid, and often myopic—has lulled organizations into a dangerous comfort zone.
—Lisa Bodell, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
My sculptures and my photography are interested in very similar ideas, which is bringing people to a place and giving them these expansive but also myopic experiences.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for myopic
Adjective
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Although the city faces a significant deficit, slashing essential road maintenance is shortsighted.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2025
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By most accounts, Trump’s trade war with China is incredibly reckless and shortsighted.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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Although Hill initially received two tickets for careless driving and not wearing a seat belt, they were dismissed after the officer who cited him didn’t show up to the Miami-Dade traffic hearing.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2025
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Of those fires, 90% were caused by careless human activity, the agency said.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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And once people became nearsighted, screen time was tied to 54 percent higher odds that their myopia would get worse.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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And people with at least four hours of daily screen time were twice as likely to be nearsighted than individuals with less screen time.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Youngest brother Dante is reckless and indebted to dangerous criminals.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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On Sunday, officers arrested the suspect in South San Francisco and booked him into San Mateo County jail on charges of hit-and-run causing injury and reckless evading.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
14 May 2025
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These cuts were implemented to shear fraud and wasteful spending.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2025
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The basic lack of transparency around health care costs has long contributed to wasteful spending and inefficient care delivery.—
Dan Mendelson,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Going that route is improvident.—
Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
5 Mar. 2022
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Unsurprisingly, Peter proves to be nasty, brutish and improvident.—
Joanne Kaufman,
WSJ,
2 Dec. 2022
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“Myopic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/myopic. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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