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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
The aviation community will speak with one voice in condemning this shortsighted policy and reaffirm our commitment to hiring the critical personnel necessary for ensuring public safety.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Costco, Apple and others reject anti-DEI shareholder proposals Those rollbacks have critics who say companies are making shortsighted decisions that could undermine their businesses.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
Annexation is a shortsighted solution that prioritizes political agendas over the best interests of residents.
—Dominick Vargas, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
How shortsighted to have given up on them in their flop eras!
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Costco, Apple and others reject anti-DEI shareholder proposals Those rollbacks have critics who say companies are making shortsighted decisions that could undermine their businesses.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
Annexation is a shortsighted solution that prioritizes political agendas over the best interests of residents.
—Dominick Vargas, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025
How shortsighted to have given up on them in their flop eras!
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortsighted
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Zoom Out: Embrace the Bigger Picture Too often, our calculations are myopic—focusing only on direct costs and immediate returns.—
Nell Derick Debevoise,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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The Herod book doesn’t make her attitude about segregation less myopic and self-centered.—
Louis Menand,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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She was charged with a DUI and DWI, negligently driving a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner, endangering property, life, and person, as well as recklessly driving a vehicle in wanton and willful disregard for the safety of persons and property.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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On March 19, 2024, Huger was charged with a DUI and DWI on the counts of: negligently driving a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner, endangering property, life, and person, as well as recklessly driving a vehicle in wanton and willful disregard for the safety of persons and property.—
Gabriela Silva,
TVLine,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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And once people became nearsighted, screen time was tied to 54 percent higher odds that their myopia would get worse.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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The nearsighted construction worker, who doesn’t have vision insurance, said it’s been hard to find work recently and he’s had to prioritize other expenses.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025
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In fact, state housing finance agencies do this all the time for wasteful Low Income Housing Tax (LIHTC) apartment buildings which create no equity for residents at all.—
Roger Valdez,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Trump has described the federal government as bloated and wasteful.—
Lucia Mutikani,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
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This is the Republican Party under Trump: shrugging off the well-being of Veterans while pushing reckless cuts.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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He was arrested on charges of disobeying the signal of an officer, failure to maintain lane, reckless driving, passing on the right, interfering with an officer and first-degree reckless endangerment.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Going that route is improvident.—
Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
5 Mar. 2022
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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 13 Mar. 2025.
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