as in defect
something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing
the expanding urban sprawl is a blight on the countryside
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Recent Examples of blight
Amanda M. Faison, Outside Online, 22 Sep. 2024
But the once beautiful house was becoming a blight amid Huntting Lane’s picturesque historic district.
—airmail.news, 17 Aug. 2024
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
The incident in Hiroshima in western Japan is one of two scandals that have shaken Nomura lately, blighting the firm’s reputation at a time when profit is rebounding.
—Bytakashi Nakamichi, Fortune Asia, 3 Dec. 2024
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Noun
In recent years, this magnificent tree has suffered from blight, and even with thoughtful pruning its future is in question.
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Nevertheless, so many of Dortmund’s performances on the road look the same and are blighted by anonymity and, ultimately, bad mistakes.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for blight
Noun
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As you were informed, the size of the defect after surgery may necessitate additional removal of the healthy eye to close the area properly.—
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Indeed, the battery defect is a major culprit in depressing the value of 2019 I-Paces.—
Verb
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The Hoover Desk During former President Herbert Hoover's presidency in 1929, a fire severely damaged the West Wing of the White House, including the Oval Office.—
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Despite initially being told his bone had been damaged and his arm would probably need to be amputated, doctors managed to save it.—
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Coronal holes may superficially appear to be similar to sunspots, as both appear as dark blotches on our star.—
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Both have gray-brown bodies with a smattering of lighter cream and darker brown blotches.—
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The film ends with Ross going full Red Hulk in the White House Rose Garden (oops), nearly ruining his legacy (Sterns’ real prize) and ultimately forcing him to admit his wrongdoing, give up his office, and head to The Raft to serve an undetermined amount of time in the floating prison.—
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Ancient people weren't about to let these pests ruin their crops or their lives.—
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Most of it came from an intense line of storms that plowed through the city in the late afternoon, triggering flash flood warnings in the city and its burn scars, including the Eaton and Palisades fire zones.—
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In a post accompanying the video, McCarthy said the storm would bring up to 7 feet of snow to the Sierra Nevada Crest, life-threatening flash floods and mudslides near the Palisades and Eaton fire burn scars.—
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Being too aggressive with a garden cleanup in late winter can unintentionally harm beneficial insects like native ground-nesting bees.—
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Even sprays without quats could harm health if they’re breathed in too much, so try spraying into a cloth first and then wiping surfaces with the cloth.—
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This marks at least the fourth major aviation incident in North America in the past month.—
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With five individual titlists, led by returning state meet competitor Hannah Gonzalez, the still-young second-year program is already making its mark.—
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Groups representing social media companies and technology sector advocates called the bill flawed and said placing limits on social media for children can cause other problems.—
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Public reports of rats are very useful but can be flawed, said field ecologist Parsons.—
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“Blight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blight. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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