: 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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Journalistic investigations by outlets such as The New Yorker raised questions about Turning Point’s finances, including allegations of blurred lines between nonprofit educational work and partisan campaigning.
—Stephanie A, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
From blurred boundaries and unclear expectations to toxic behaviors and performative inclusion, these experiences were once accepted as part of the job.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In this photo illustration, a person holds a smartphone displaying the ChatGPT logo on its screen in front of a blurred OpenAI logo on August 9, 2025 in Chongqing, China.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
His collection explored the intersection of bedtime narratives, memory and that transitional state between wakefulness and sleep, translating stories into wearable forms that reflect the blurred lines between reality and dreams, tradition and innovation, and past and future.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
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Stephanie A, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
From blurred boundaries and unclear expectations to toxic behaviors and performative inclusion, these experiences were once accepted as part of the job.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In this photo illustration, a person holds a smartphone displaying the ChatGPT logo on its screen in front of a blurred OpenAI logo on August 9, 2025 in Chongqing, China.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
His collection explored the intersection of bedtime narratives, memory and that transitional state between wakefulness and sleep, translating stories into wearable forms that reflect the blurred lines between reality and dreams, tradition and innovation, and past and future.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Blurred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blurred. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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