as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
a blurry image in the foreground of the photograph
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Recent Examples of blurry
There’s talent among the Wizards’ youth, but right now, Sarr, Johnson, George, Bilal Coulibaly and Will Riley are all still blurry.
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David Aldridge, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
But in a world with an endless and rapid trend cycle, the lines between timeless and outdated can become blurry.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2026
But legal scholars have noted that the distinction between Title 10 and Title 50 activities is increasingly blurry.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
Mothers and fathers have spent countless, blurry hours by their child’s bedside.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 1 Mar. 2026
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David Aldridge, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
But in a world with an endless and rapid trend cycle, the lines between timeless and outdated can become blurry.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2026
But legal scholars have noted that the distinction between Title 10 and Title 50 activities is increasingly blurry.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
Mothers and fathers have spent countless, blurry hours by their child’s bedside.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 1 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for blurry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blurry
Adjective
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The title Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen is pretty vague, and the new trailer doesn’t clear much up.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2026
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This implies regime change, yet the administration’s ambitions have in fact been vague and inconsistent.—
Dennis Ross,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Grab your telescope and look out for a line of faint stars extending diagonally from Gienag above Algorab, which will lead you directly to the patch of sky containing M104!—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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Normally, such events are invisible to telescopes, producing only faint ripples in spacetime.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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They’re typically sourced from Chinese and Russian labs, and even if the compounds are chemically pure, their effects on the human body are hazy and potentially dangerous.—
Joe Wilkins Published Mar 18,
Futurism,
18 Mar. 2026
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This hazy association of racial justice with letting your husband sleep around persists throughout the text.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Blurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blurry. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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