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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
Unfortunately, many of the decisions that have put the railroad in its current tough spot have been made by shortsighted politicians over the years.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
But local officials said waiting for disasters to happen is shortsighted.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
If the administration aims to cut Chinese imports, a country-by-country approach is shortsighted, according to Inu Manak, a trade policy fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
—Grady McGregor, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The draconian and reckless cuts to EPA, an effective agency with a record of huge successes, are unwise and extremely shortsighted.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shortsighted
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
But local officials said waiting for disasters to happen is shortsighted.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
If the administration aims to cut Chinese imports, a country-by-country approach is shortsighted, according to Inu Manak, a trade policy fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
—Grady McGregor, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The draconian and reckless cuts to EPA, an effective agency with a record of huge successes, are unwise and extremely shortsighted.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortsighted
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Fox News and similar corners of the internet were ablaze with myopic insistences that any inclusion of, or even nod to, this rather essential, commonplace, and well-known part of the Superman backstory made the new movie, somehow, another piece of woke Hollywood nonsense.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
8 July 2025
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Inventory skimping and myopic procurement chases off target customers, frustrates suppliers and diminishes competitive position.—
Noah Barsky,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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The problem isn’t that general providers are careless, but that their systems and staff simply aren’t built for these edge cases.—
Ari Raptis,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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When businesses are careless and people get hurt, those businesses should be held accountable.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 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 frustration helped spawn the fruitless and wasteful 2021 attempt to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom — which cost taxpayers more than $200 million — and fuels the perennial fantasy of a breakaway rural state called Jefferson.—
Mark Barabak,
Mercury News,
3 July 2025
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Some onlookers have criticized the initiative as costly and wasteful.—
Aurora Martínez,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 July 2025
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These raids are reckless and sow more chaos and division in our city.—
Anna Commander
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Two other Democrats, however, have denounced the strikes as a reckless escalation.—
Lila Hempel-Edgers,
Charlotte Observer,
27 June 2025
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Then, there’s the waste that results from improvident eating habits.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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Going that route is improvident.—
Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
5 Mar. 2022
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“Shortsighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortsighted. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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