1
as in to confuse
to make (something) unclear to the understanding
an article for the layman that blurs the distinction between the two kinds of cholesterol
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2
as in to obscure
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
evening shadows blurred the view of the valley from the overlook
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as in taint
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Recent Examples of blur
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2025
Mixing corporate and political power The difference now is that challenges are blurring the line between the corporate and the political.
—Camille Grenier, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The drive from the city of fountains is easy enough: Two hours along I-70 East, the passing landscape a blur of fast food, truck stops and combination fast food-truck stops.
—Jack Howland, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Faced with a series of deadly family secrets, Lowen struggles to separate fiction from reality, while also blurring the lines with Verity’s husband, Jeremy.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2025
Mixing corporate and political power The difference now is that challenges are blurring the line between the corporate and the political.
—Camille Grenier, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
At times, these characters surrounded by the green and gold blur of jungle and sunshine almost look fake, or as if they’re being shot in a studio.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
The drive from the city of fountains is easy enough: Two hours along I-70 East, the passing landscape a blur of fast food, truck stops and combination fast food-truck stops.
—Jack Howland, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blur
Verb
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Hippler said in the new order bringing more attention to it in opening statements and through expert testimony would add more time to the already lengthy trial and probably confuse the jury.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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Snakeheads are often confused with a native species—the bowfin—but anglers can tell them apart by looking at the anal fin, which is much longer on a snakehead.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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The recipient's name was obscured, and it was noted that the migrant refused to sign it on Friday.—
Andrew Chung, Luc Cohen, Kristina Cooke,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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But the short-term bump in the stock price obscures a much more complicated picture.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Catholicism offers ritual without the tedium of rationality; anarchism offers revolutionary action against inequality without the taint of materialism, the prospect of personal gain.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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Driving the news: Researchers from Oregon State sent a bunch of Oregon pinot — some with smoke taint, some smoke-free — over to New Zealand for a taste test.—
Kale Williams,
Axios,
12 Feb. 2025
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Multiple political action committees have also dumped hundreds of thousands of dollars into the election, either propping up their preferred candidates or muddying what had been a clean race with mailers and campaign literature disparaging their opponents.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
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The line between sufficient self-preservation and excessive vigilance is thin and our own miscalculations on what actually constitutes a risk may only muddy the waters.—
Allie Volpe,
Vox,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The spring sky darkened over the parking lot of the Swannanoa Ingles.—
Sara Murphy,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Apr. 2025
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Keeping the Trump tax cuts in place would significantly darken the country’s fiscal outlook.—
Andrew Duehren,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Laundress makes a ton of other luxury laundry products, like a stain remover pretreatment, wool and cashmere spray, and a static-reducing fabric softener.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
18 Apr. 2025
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Join the 20,000 customers who recently bought the compact cleaning gadget to tackle stains, pet messes, and dirt on carpets and upholstery.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This helps obfuscate against security analysis and also reboots the malware with a system restart.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Euphemisms are designed to obfuscate unpleasant truths.—
Zachariah Mampilly,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Apr. 2025
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The anticipation could be felt when the lights began to dim.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Since maximum eclipse of 80 percent or greater coverage of the sun's diameter occurs over the easternmost border of Maine, as well as parts of eastern Quebec and Atlantic Canada, with the sun very low, the difference might not be great enough to dim the landscape appreciably.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Blur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blur. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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