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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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not thinking about and providing for the future
- shortsighted investors who failed to see that the boom couldn't last
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“Shortsighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortsighted. Accessed 30 Jul. 2021.
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The first known use of shortsighted was in 1622
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