: 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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And then there is the wider and thornier issue of the increasingly blurred lines between Trump the president and Trump the businessman, as many will point to this as yet another example of the president’s family using his political position for their own commercial benefit.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 8 July 2025
French student Rosalie Bernard used quills in a blurred softness that belied its spikiness in a striking column dress, while Yelyzaveta Dimitriieva reimagined traditional Ukrainian textiles into modern knitwear, including a standout pair of pink boots.
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Does there ever become blurred lines where clients become friends?
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The flesh on her back was still blistered with a blurred branding and her long blonde hair had been cut short.
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Matt Slater, New York Times, 8 July 2025
French student Rosalie Bernard used quills in a blurred softness that belied its spikiness in a striking column dress, while Yelyzaveta Dimitriieva reimagined traditional Ukrainian textiles into modern knitwear, including a standout pair of pink boots.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
Does there ever become blurred lines where clients become friends?
—Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 15 June 2025
The flesh on her back was still blistered with a blurred branding and her long blonde hair had been cut short.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2025
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“Blurred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blurred. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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