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Recent Examples of shortsightedness
In an interview with the Los Angeles Times in 2015, Rob and Michele spoke about the challenges Nick faced in rehab and acknowledged their own shortsightedness regarding the efficacy of these programs for their son.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2025
Such shortsightedness is not only plain wrong but also another example of how every word is weaponized in the American society of 2025.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Abramatic recalled the stress of defending this vision from the shortsightedness of various industries.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The hypocrisy and shortsightedness of this shouldn’t be a shock.
—James Folta
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shortsightedness
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Migraine, deteriorating myopia, eye fatigue, cognitive decline included.—
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There is actually another treatment used by optometrists to slow down the progression of myopia in kids.—
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How prevalence is determined Clinicians diagnose ADHD based on symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity.—
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Among the inattention indicators the system tracks are head nodding or tilting, yawning, change in eye blink rate, long eyelid closures (indicating something called microsleeps), and gaze drifting from the road for extended periods (what happens when people text and drive).—
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There’s a dangerous, stubborn forgetfulness in the vaunted Land of Sunshine.—
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More powerful than the noise of breaking news or the forgetfulness of scrolling.—
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But the turnovers that are born of carelessness?—
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Straight-up errors, like the errant pass from James Tarkowski that led to Brentford’s opener, or Tim Iroegbunam’s carelessness before their third, have not been common flaws.—
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That inattentiveness to cleaning the floor extended to the bottom shelf of a kitchen prep table and the top shelf of a prep table next to the cookline, each shelf dotted with 100 rodent droppings.—
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Three moments from yet another winless day in the Windy City laid Pittsburgh's inattentiveness to detail bare for all to see.—
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As for inventions, accident and inadvertence played a role in the development of Post-it Notes and microwave heating.—
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The history of the game proceeded through intelligence, but also through inadvertence.—
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The lawsuit also alleges WSU was liable for claims of outrageous conduct and other forms of negligence.—
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The legal claims included negligence, wrongful death, deceptive trade practices, and product liability.—
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Arriving empty-handed, leaving messes behind, being hours late — behaviors like these reflect obliviousness or busyness at best, or selfishness or entitlement at worst.—
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Gentleman thief Sir Charles Lytton (David Niven) circles the prize while Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Peter Sellers) bungles the pursuit with sublime obliviousness.—
Cite this Entry
“Shortsightedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shortsightedness. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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