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Recent Examples of blighted
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Mar. 2026
The model is now crumbling, leaving tenants in blighted homes and investors without their payout.
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Linda Poon,
Bloomberg,
20 Mar. 2026
The blighted building had overshadowed recent real estate development and other signs of progress elsewhere in the Midway.
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Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
That will let the health department hire contractors to solve public health problems on blighted properties, like garbage piles and rodent infestations.
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Tory Wegerski,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
On the other hand, in such a blighted landscape, AI could, perhaps, come not as a vulture to pick over the remains but a new life force to resuscitate them.
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Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Mar. 2026
The model is now crumbling, leaving tenants in blighted homes and investors without their payout.
—
Linda Poon,
Bloomberg,
20 Mar. 2026
The blighted building had overshadowed recent real estate development and other signs of progress elsewhere in the Midway.
—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
That will let the health department hire contractors to solve public health problems on blighted properties, like garbage piles and rodent infestations.
—
Tory Wegerski,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blighted
Adjective
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The stunted musical ambitions of Wadsworth’s father and grandfather echo in the four songs on the third EP in fall.
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Infected plants may appear stunted and young plants often wilt and die.
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The Venezuelan College of Engineers (CIV) has launched emergency training sessions for engineers, architects and technical specialists who will inspect damaged structures and determine whether they can be repaired or must be demolished.
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Many injuries were reported in Wisconsin’s Walworth County after the storm toppled trees, knocked down power lines and damaged buildings, said Tom Hausner, undersheriff for the Walworth County Sheriff’s department.
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Croatia still furious Despite the correct decision being made, Croatia manager Zlatko Dalić was far from happy, saying VAR had ruined the spirit of the game.
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Bovary is in some sense a morality tale, but what lifts it above didacticism, along with its bone-deep interiority, is that its romantic plotlines are as addictive as the genre works that have ruined poor Emma Bovary.
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Some of the renovations have been successful; fountains are running anew, including the long-dormant cascading water feature at the city’s popular Meridian Hill Park.
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Our bedroom is obviously dormant and dead, but that’s ok too.
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But her sister’s head was grievously misshapen.
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For Paris in Miami, the real answers came from hormone tests and a semen analysis, which pointed to low morphology, or misshapen sperm.
Verb
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If the vehicle encounters environmental conditions that affect that single type of sensor, all sensors could be impaired at the same time, leaving the AV without adequate perception.
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Nampa Police, which is investigating the incident, said the driver wasn’t impaired.
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Bowser, who declined to be interviewed for this article, urged the administration to clean up federal parks and fix broken fountains, while pushing back on measures like having police ask for people’s immigration status.
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Stopped wearing your favorite pumps because of a broken heel?
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Rhaenyra’s aunt, Rhaenys, is slain in the fight, and Aegon is mutilated, his own dragon left for dead on the field.
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Sam’s face was mutilated beyond recognition; his mother identified him by a tattoo on his chest that read Mother, and promptly collapsed.
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“Blighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blighted. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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