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as in myopic
able to see near things more clearly than distant ones
because she's so shortsighted, she's forced to wear her glasses every waking moment
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as in careless
not thinking about and providing for the future
shortsighted investors who failed to see that the boom couldn't last
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Recent Examples of shortsighted
In my view, these cuts are dangerous and shortsighted.
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Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2025
Two additional Trump executive orders this week would, in different ways, partly refill the swamp by expanding the remits of problematic agencies in shortsighted pursuit of glittery but temporary goals.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Congressional Democrats say the administration’s abrupt cancellation of HHS grants to states and localities worth tens of billions of dollars is shortsighted and harmful.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
Deeming Indian food one-dimensional is just as shortsighted as saying vegetarian food is bland or boring.
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
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Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2025
Two additional Trump executive orders this week would, in different ways, partly refill the swamp by expanding the remits of problematic agencies in shortsighted pursuit of glittery but temporary goals.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Congressional Democrats say the administration’s abrupt cancellation of HHS grants to states and localities worth tens of billions of dollars is shortsighted and harmful.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
Deeming Indian food one-dimensional is just as shortsighted as saying vegetarian food is bland or boring.
—Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shortsighted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortsighted
Adjective
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Stay true to your March vote, board members, and hire an interim CPS boss who won’t risk the system’s insolvency because of the mayor’s myopic ideological rigidity.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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Nurture them along and do not let the myopic pressures of others convince you otherwise.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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There is no place in our organization for such bias, grudge-holding, or careless voting.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
1 May 2025
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Knight was also cited on suspicion of careless operation of a vessel and violation of navigation rules in the 2019 incident, but the charges were dismissed in 2020, court records show.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
1 May 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
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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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The directive calls for a comprehensive transformation strategy that includes streamlining the Army's force structure, eliminating wasteful spending, overhauling the acquisition process, and modernizing outdated defense contracts.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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As the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Musk swooped into Washington in January with a proverbial—and sometimes literal—chainsaw, seeking to hack and slash wasteful government spending.—
Chris Dobstaff,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Ironically, too, for the first offseason in well over a decade, the organization’s actual self-interest and penchant for reckless, all-in swings in pursuit of immediate gratification are actually aligned.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Military families, whose stability should be a national priority, are left instead navigating economic turbulence born out of reckless policymaking.—
Michael B Smith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 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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“Shortsighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortsighted. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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