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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective out of focus; not sharply defined.
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- adjective Out of
focus ; partiallyobscured ;smudged . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
blur .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective unclear in form or expression
- adjective indistinct or hazy in outline
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Examples
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The most expensive wine will be a bottle of Corton, a red Burgundy vintage 1895, its label blurred with mold and its price estimated at €1,000 to €1,200.
NYT > Home Page 2009
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Personally, I have seen some suspicious tracks, but they were rain blurred, and have heard some screeches (not owls) that I couldn't put a name to, but have no real reason to believe that there are any in my neck of the woods.
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Personally, I have seen some suspicious tracks, but they were rain blurred, and have heard some screeches (not owls) that I couldn't put a name to, but have no real reason to believe that there are any in my neck of the woods.
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Some stand-out pieces included a series of ethereal images suggestive of angels and Hindu Goddesses where women were draped in blurred twinkling lights posed against black backgrounds.
Geoff McGann’s Photography Featured at ARENA 1, Santa Monica Art Studios 2007
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He was losing consciousness, and his eyesight was going, coming back only in short, blurred bursts.
The Eternal Mercenary Sadler, Barry 1980
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His face is pointed, bird-like, the expression blurred, the eyes dark, lively, at times restless.
The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume I Gerhart Hauptmann 1904
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Anyway, both ads show another airline's airplane - but with the titles blurred out.
Boarding Area 2010
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This type of revisionist history causes the line of church and state to be blurred, which is precisely what our Constitution tries to guard against.
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His sword blurred through the last few complex moves and ended up back in its sheath, and he turned to find his witch standing in the living room doorway watching him.
Watcher 3] Fire Watcher Saintcrow, Lilith 2006
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The Fade's black sword blurred as it knocked the dagger away, almost casually; it did not even break stride.
The Shadow Rising Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1992
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