BLEARING Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

blearing

verb

present participle of blear

as in obscuring

to make dark, dim, or indistinct her image was bleared, as if I were staring at it through a watery lens

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Also, there are important players coming back from significant injuries, obscuring the picture.

— David Aldridge, New York Times, 2 July 2026
The lens has a Ri-Pel coating that allows for water and sweat to bead up and slide off the surface, rather than obscuring vision.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 June 2026

Definition of obscuring

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Auto-correct tools generally brighten photos, but this one also knows when an image needs darkening.

— Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026
Moonrise will take place across North America in blue hour, when the sky is darkening but still retains color — perfect timing.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

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Waves act like moving lenses, warping light and blurring underwater objects.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
These makers are much more reticent about the risks of blurring the once fine line between browsing sites and asking a large language model a question or instructing it to take potentially sensitive actions.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026

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