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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 two become a secret couple, and in a funny way this movie about the transcendence of the maternal bond turns on Ledger’s evolving emotions — his realization that Kenna is a good woman, and that blaming her for Scotty’s death was shortsighted and too vengeful.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
Team owners are also greedy and shortsighted.
—Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Mar. 2026
Investors selling shares of the Google parent are being shortsighted.
—Matthew J. Belvedere,morgan Chittum,jeff Marks, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
Chang also criticized the plan to move students to Woodside High School, calling it shortsighted.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
Team owners are also greedy and shortsighted.
—Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Mar. 2026
Investors selling shares of the Google parent are being shortsighted.
—Matthew J. Belvedere,morgan Chittum,jeff Marks, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
Chang also criticized the plan to move students to Woodside High School, calling it shortsighted.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortsighted
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As an industrious and self-reliant senior, Ringwald essentially baby-sits her chronically myopic father (Harry Dean Stanton), sews her own clothes and contends with the condescension of her patrician peers.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Mar. 2026
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But Luiselli’s depiction of parents made myopic or careless in the face of polycrisis obviously still resonates.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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Littleton police say the driver behind the wheel of a semi-truck that crashed into a QuickTrip on West Belleview Avenue and smashed a car against a wall is facing careless driving charges.—
Karen Morfitt,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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In 2009, Woods was cited for careless driving.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026
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What if Timmy had damaged his eyesight to more accurately play the nearsighted Marty Mauser?—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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The rise has continued so sharply that some projections suggest that by 2050, about half the world could be nearsighted.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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Yet many now think of it as a wasteful ritual requiring compliance to petty rules.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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Is its packaging consciously designed or needlessly wasteful?—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
28 Mar. 2026
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Team priorities could collide as the concerned Moon in your 11th House of Aspirations nudges reckless Mars in your 5th House of Risks.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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From right near the March Madness logo, 35 feet from paydirt, off a reckless turnover committed by a juggernaut team that led by 19 points in the first half, and by 15 at halftime.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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So, yes, the judiciary can be a bulwark against improvident prosecutions.—
John E. Jones III,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
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Then, there’s the waste that results from improvident eating habits.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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“Shortsighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortsighted. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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