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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
That thinking is dangerously shortsighted.
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Sally C. Pipes,
Boston Herald,
27 May 2026
Removing enforcement was shortsighted and weakens the entire public safety system.
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Dp Opinion,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
Rajner, chair of the Broward County Human Rights Board, said many Democratic and Republican lawmakers believed the health department cuts were shortsighted once they were educated.
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Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2026
The suggestion that goaltending has lost its once-overwhelming impact on the game is overblown and shortsighted.
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Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for shortsighted
Sally C. Pipes,
Boston Herald,
27 May 2026
Removing enforcement was shortsighted and weakens the entire public safety system.
—
Dp Opinion,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
Rajner, chair of the Broward County Human Rights Board, said many Democratic and Republican lawmakers believed the health department cuts were shortsighted once they were educated.
—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2026
The suggestion that goaltending has lost its once-overwhelming impact on the game is overblown and shortsighted.
—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
23 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for shortsighted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortsighted
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Her doggedness, maybe her righteousness too, a fierce myopic focus and will, and a crazy confidence that in the end, both have nothing to lose.
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And above all, the district must not take on any debt for operating costs, even if pushed to by outside and routinely myopic political forces.
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Still, multitasking can lead to careless errors, irritability or burnout, so take it easy.
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Sell the two at much the same price, and careful investors end up holding careless risk.
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Using screens more significantly increases the risk that students will become nearsighted.
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What if Timmy had damaged his eyesight to more accurately play the nearsighted Marty Mauser?
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But the district acknowledged in public meetings and in our interviews that all the water leaking and evaporating along the way is wasteful.
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That change feeds a French argument over air conditioning, still distrusted by many in much of Europe — dismissed as wasteful or unecological.
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Was fatal boat crash just an accident — or was Pino reckless?
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Emma D’Arcy imbues Rhaenyra’s every line with a breathless giddiness that conveys the character’s reckless naivete.
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So, yes, the judiciary can be a bulwark against improvident prosecutions.
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Then, there’s the waste that results from improvident eating habits.
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“Shortsighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortsighted. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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