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as in confusing
to make (something) unclear to the understanding an article for the layman that blurs the distinction between the two kinds of cholesterol
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as in obscuring
to make dark, dim, or indistinct evening shadows blurred the view of the valley from the overlook
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Recent Examples of blurring
Naveen Kumar, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026 However, a slight blurring of stars at the edge of the frame seems to betray the subtle motion of the spacecraft — or camera — over the course of the 10-second exposure. —Anthony Wood, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2026 In a couple of fleetingly brilliant moments, the director visualizes characters' discombobulation with aggressive blurring and dizzying superimpositions. —Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026 How much of [that blurring divide] is his mental state? —Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026 Online commenters pointed out obvious blurring on both images published by DHS. —Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 12 Mar. 2026 However, the blurring reportedly fails at times, leaving some identities visible. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026 This charming blurring of lines is at the heart of the story, said Dinah Birch in the Times Literary Supplement. —Alexandra Zagalsky, TheWeek, 4 Mar. 2026 Greenidge also looks forward here to what is very much the most drastic of the post-COVID issues born of that time — the coming of artificial intelligence as a means for solving our problems, and what is looking more and more like a blurring of reality and simulacra. —Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Elad Strohmayer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026 However, money has a way of blurring a league’s vision. —Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026 When his grandmother also falls ill and prepares to cross the Kuriyako, the sacred place where her people go to die, an ancestral presence arrives in the house, blurring the boundary between the living and the dead. —Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026 The parade helped turn Macy's into a civic institution, blurring the lines between commerce and culture and attaching pageantry and spectacle to the corporate brand. —Randy Tucker, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 As systems become more capable, the functional boundary of the RV is blurring. —Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026 On April 16, Mercury will meet with dreamy Neptune in Aries, blurring the line between desire and illusion. —Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026 Its Silk Serum Tinted Moisturizer Foundation is weightless and blurring, according to an editor. —Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026 The end of the day blazed orange, the distant shapes of the Aran islands blurring on the horizon. —Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2026
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There’s a queerness to Mantello’s vision, including a blurring of gender associations that begins with its leads and radiates throughout, that ultimately drains the drama of its potency. —Naveen Kumar, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026 However, a slight blurring of stars at the edge of the frame seems to betray the subtle motion of the spacecraft — or camera — over the course of the 10-second exposure. —Anthony Wood, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2026 In a couple of fleetingly brilliant moments, the director visualizes characters' discombobulation with aggressive blurring and dizzying superimpositions. —Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026 How much of [that blurring divide] is his mental state? —Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026 Online commenters pointed out obvious blurring on both images published by DHS. —Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 12 Mar. 2026 However, the blurring reportedly fails at times, leaving some identities visible. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026 This charming blurring of lines is at the heart of the story, said Dinah Birch in the Times Literary Supplement. —Alexandra Zagalsky, TheWeek, 4 Mar. 2026 Greenidge also looks forward here to what is very much the most drastic of the post-COVID issues born of that time — the coming of artificial intelligence as a means for solving our problems, and what is looking more and more like a blurring of reality and simulacra. —Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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In some cases, the distortion of Zionism feeds into this trend, blurring the line between political critique and the delegitimization of the Jewish right to self-determination. —Elad Strohmayer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026 However, money has a way of blurring a league’s vision. —Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026 When his grandmother also falls ill and prepares to cross the Kuriyako, the sacred place where her people go to die, an ancestral presence arrives in the house, blurring the boundary between the living and the dead. —Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026 The parade helped turn Macy's into a civic institution, blurring the lines between commerce and culture and attaching pageantry and spectacle to the corporate brand. —Randy Tucker, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 As systems become more capable, the functional boundary of the RV is blurring. —Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026 On April 16, Mercury will meet with dreamy Neptune in Aries, blurring the line between desire and illusion. —Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026 Its Silk Serum Tinted Moisturizer Foundation is weightless and blurring, according to an editor. —Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 11 Apr. 2026 The end of the day blazed orange, the distant shapes of the Aran islands blurring on the horizon. —Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2026
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Keep your tone calm, but don’t leave room for confusion.— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
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Some confusion led to a 50/50 jump ball, which Miami won and worked in a cross, and Germán Berterame headed it in at the back post.— Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
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But Neptune also blurs lines, which is why its influence can feel mysterious or even confusing at times.— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
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That’s not all that’s confusing across the first season.— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2026
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Hadid kept her accessories monochromatic and simple, partially obscuring her face with a pair of oversized dark brown sunglasses and adding a brown leather skinny belt around her hips.— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 13 Apr. 2026
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To make your windows sparkle, make sure there are no smudges obscuring the spring sunlight.— Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026
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Development sends runoff into bays, further clouding the water.— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
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Bond traders are grappling with unusually high levels of volatility, which is clouding the outlook for interest rate policies at the Bank of England and European Central Bank.— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
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As the world's largest oil importer and a heavily export-reliant economy, China is vulnerable to an oil shock that's already slowing trade, pushing up factory costs, and darkening the outlook for the rest of the year.— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
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The staggering human toll in Gaza, ongoing West Bank settlement expansion, another incursion into Lebanon, and a darkening war with Iran eroded support among younger Americans—even as Washington remains Israel’s indispensable security partner.— Ian Bremmer, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
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When The Star requested records related to ATO being placed on probation last year, the outcome letter KU provided was heavily redacted, completely obfuscating the narrative of the hazing allegations that university investigators found to be credible.— Matthew Kelly April 6, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
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The renderings, which showed an imposing new East Wing roughly a city block long, would be longer than the West Wing and almost completely obfuscating the view of the Treasury Building from the White House's South Lawn.— Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
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And Hanceville’s fate is as murky as the fog that pours in at night, blotting out buildings and blackening the road ahead.— Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
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These tungsten atoms would then condense on the slightly cooler inside of the glass bulb, blackening it and dimming the light over time.— Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2026
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Assets worth at least $1 million — which includes the vast majority of real estate in San Francisco — are also grouped together, further muddying the picture.— Alyce McFadden, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026
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Also muddying the outlook for an end to the crisis is uncertainty about what the United States is trying to achieve.— Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Blurring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/blurring. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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