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as in tired
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness
disoriented, bleary passengers departing from the red-eye
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2
as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
the bleary outline of a fishing boat could just be seen through the fog
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Recent Examples of bleary
Deir al-Balah, Gaza CNN — Abu Mohammed stands with red, bleary eyes.
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Abeer Salman, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
More than a few of our out-of-town guests staggered around the ceremony, bleary eyed, having tossed and turned the previous night with headaches.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 16 Oct. 2024
Scene after scene shows Aaron bleary and disoriented after getting hit on the field, foreshadowing the severe damage that would be found in his brain after his death by suicide at 27.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Baran looked bleary, having just flown in from London.
—Oren Peleg, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
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Abeer Salman, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
More than a few of our out-of-town guests staggered around the ceremony, bleary eyed, having tossed and turned the previous night with headaches.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 16 Oct. 2024
Scene after scene shows Aaron bleary and disoriented after getting hit on the field, foreshadowing the severe damage that would be found in his brain after his death by suicide at 27.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Baran looked bleary, having just flown in from London.
—Oren Peleg, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleary
Adjective
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Robbins was mostly Black, a place built by Black people who were tired of racial conflict in Chicago.—
D. Watkins,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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Was Michelle ever tired of using the vibrator all the time in the show?—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Maddox does not make vague threats toward people who run afoul of him.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2025
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The administration has been more vague, however, on programs such as classes that teach Black history.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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King Charles cant get involved in Prince Harrys security woes: author Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of ‘My Mother and I,’ explains why the monarch is too exhausted to deal with his younger son’s ongoing court battle.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Factors like dehydration, sugar crashes, caffeine withdrawal and tolerance, and sleep cycle disruption can actually leave you more exhausted after an energy drink.—
Laura Dorwart,
Verywell Health,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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By subtracting these reference images from the target images, the team effectively removed the star's light, isolating the faint signals from the planets.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Being generally smaller, colder and much darker than a star, exoplanets are also harder to detect, so specialized techniques are required for capturing their faint signals.—
Shi En Kim,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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With businesses and consumers alike weary about the safety of AI moving forward, where does this leave them?—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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The second, that it was named after a maiden who showed some weary legionnaires the way to the mountain spring.—
Tony Perrottet,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Mar. 2025
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The Japanese photographer has produced a series of hazy images that play with perspective and reflections to showcase multiple angles of the women’s collection designed by Maria Grazia Chiuri, which is set to be unveiled on April 15 in the garden of Tō-ji Temple in Kyoto.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Even sketchier are characters like Isaac and Hanrahan, ruthless military types who never really transcend that hazy description despite being played by formidable actors Jeffrey Wright and Alanna Ubach, respectively.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Bleary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleary. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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