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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 some cases, though, human intuition can be wrong or shortsighted.
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Many of those cruel cuts and fiscally shortsighted moves might go unnoticed by Florida’s powerful elite — the people who write the big campaign checks lawmakers will be soliciting as soon as the session wraps up.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
The industry responded with more than $450 million to influence the 2024 elections, and the federal government, in turn, went after clean energy with a wrecking ball in 2025 — a shortsighted move that spells trouble for electricity bills, clean air, and America’s technological competitiveness.
—Anshul Gupta, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
The heroics of Tony Meola To talk about the Wizards’ 2000 MLS Cup team without mentioning Meola’s heroics would be shortsighted.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 4 Dec. 2025
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Many of those cruel cuts and fiscally shortsighted moves might go unnoticed by Florida’s powerful elite — the people who write the big campaign checks lawmakers will be soliciting as soon as the session wraps up.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
The industry responded with more than $450 million to influence the 2024 elections, and the federal government, in turn, went after clean energy with a wrecking ball in 2025 — a shortsighted move that spells trouble for electricity bills, clean air, and America’s technological competitiveness.
—Anshul Gupta, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
The heroics of Tony Meola To talk about the Wizards’ 2000 MLS Cup team without mentioning Meola’s heroics would be shortsighted.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortsighted
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First, D’Amaro does not suffer from the myopic, centralized operator mentality ascribed to Chapek, appreciating the creative talent that is core to Disney magic.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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And don’t be myopic about who could qualify as a mentor.—
Cynthia Pong,
Forbes.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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When a newspaper is felled by careless or malicious owners, millions of people are hurt, in big ways and small ways and ways that are impossible to measure.—
Alexandra Petri,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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Karlsson was on the wrong side of the puck all evening, made careless decisions and generally played a thoughtless game.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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When a child first becomes nearsighted is when their vision is changing the fastest and their eye is growing most rapidly, Berntsen said, and that would be the optimal moment to slow progression if possible.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Other recommendations include avoiding reading in low light, maintaining a healthy distance from screens and books, and initiating early screening — especially in children of nearsighted parents, ideally by age 3.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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There's also something so satisfying about knowing that the robe is keeping the world a little less wasteful, being made entirely from the brand's fabric scraps.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
2 Feb. 2026
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Is its packaging consciously designed or needlessly wasteful?—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
1 Feb. 2026
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That came four plays before Maye threw another reckless pass into a crowd of Seahawks that fell incomplete.—
Doug Kyed,
Hartford Courant,
9 Feb. 2026
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Nationalists cheered Takaichi for her intervention on the issue, which went much further than sitting Japanese leaders have gone previously, while others criticized it as reckless.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
8 Feb. 2026
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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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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 14 Feb. 2026.
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