: characterized by dimness, indistinctness, or obscurity
the blurred names on the gravestones
: lacking clarity or sharpness : blurry
a blurred photograph
blurred vision
blurredly
adverb
I am being lifted into the air—and even as I pant and stare blurredly, limply, mindlessly, a map appears, of the dark ground where I ran …
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Harold Brodkey
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While less common than gastrointestinal distress, people can also experience blurred vision, a metallic taste in their mouth, itching and more.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
The common symptoms of POTS include light-headedness, fainting, brain fog, fatigue, headache, blurred vision, tremors, and nausea.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
There’s a new take on the no-makeup makeup trend most weeks but this year’s iteration presents something fresh: a more matte and blurred approach to skin, as opposed to an obvious glow.
—Rebecca Fearn, refinery29.com, 6 Jan. 2025
On York Boulevard in Los Angeles, a blurred black hole hangs on a dark wall, joined only by a pair of headphones playing looping echoes of its siblings colliding.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
The common symptoms of POTS include light-headedness, fainting, brain fog, fatigue, headache, blurred vision, tremors, and nausea.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
There’s a new take on the no-makeup makeup trend most weeks but this year’s iteration presents something fresh: a more matte and blurred approach to skin, as opposed to an obvious glow.
—Rebecca Fearn, refinery29.com, 6 Jan. 2025
On York Boulevard in Los Angeles, a blurred black hole hangs on a dark wall, joined only by a pair of headphones playing looping echoes of its siblings colliding.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Blurred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blurred. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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