blinkered
adjective
blink·ered
ˈbliŋ-kərd 
1
: limited in scope or understanding : narrow-minded
2
: fitted with blinders
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The former aspires to global, or at least hemispheric, coverage, while the latter is inevitably a little blinkered.
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Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
After presenting a morass of rich themes, Nwosu teases out a small, surprising finale that transcends the blinkered concerns driving her protagonist.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2026
The variety of politics that preoccupied the literary scene in New York turned out to be fractious, blinkered, and less than helpful on almost every front, including the artistic.
—Vince Passaro, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
By that blinkered calculus, an informative podcast will always trump music.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
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Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
After presenting a morass of rich themes, Nwosu teases out a small, surprising finale that transcends the blinkered concerns driving her protagonist.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2026
The variety of politics that preoccupied the literary scene in New York turned out to be fractious, blinkered, and less than helpful on almost every front, including the artistic.
—Vince Passaro, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
By that blinkered calculus, an informative podcast will always trump music.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Blinkered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blinkered. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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