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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
But that is shortsighted and surface level.
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Britney Porter, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Even though Moscow and Beijing are now closely aligned, it would be shortsighted to presume this alignment will be enduring given their past enmity and the potential for a future breakup.
—Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
The rush to zero carbon premium energy is shortsighted because IMEA power plants will continue to operate for the community members that renew the contract.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
While Wi-Fi is convenient, leaving yourself without a USB-C to Ethernet adapter for internet access is shortsighted.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2025
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Britney Porter, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Even though Moscow and Beijing are now closely aligned, it would be shortsighted to presume this alignment will be enduring given their past enmity and the potential for a future breakup.
—Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
The rush to zero carbon premium energy is shortsighted because IMEA power plants will continue to operate for the community members that renew the contract.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
While Wi-Fi is convenient, leaving yourself without a USB-C to Ethernet adapter for internet access is shortsighted.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortsighted
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The Intel catastrophe evinces the realization that a singular goal of Delaware’s Revlon standard has proven too myopic for the moment.—
Andrew King,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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His most recent movie, Licorice Pizza, was an oft-gorgeous but almost myopic look at a Hollywood of yesteryear.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025
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One careless click can expose your information.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Tom’s doomed desire for Vivien—and for her vanished twenty-first-century world—shows how people in the future may yearn for the past, though the past itself proves neglectful and careless of the future.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
22 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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Others struggle to see objects located too far away, rendering us nearsighted.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
19 Aug. 2025
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Insurers have long argued that prior authorization reduces fraud and wasteful spending, as well as prevents potential harm.—
Lauren Sausser,
NBC news,
24 Sep. 2025
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Democrats have seized on the reversals as evidence that the cuts were hasty and wasteful.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Wallen was originally booked on three felony counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor for disorderly conduct.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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The country star was charged with three counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 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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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 2 Oct. 2025.
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