as in defects
something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing
the expanding urban sprawl is a blight on the countryside
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Noun
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For children, exposure to enough lead for weeks to months could cause permanent damage to their central nervous system, resulting in learning disorders, developmental defects, and other long-term health problems, the federal agency added.—
Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
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Stretchy and stable By combining MoS₂ with Nafion, the polymer not only reinforces the fragile material but also helps heal defects on the surface that usually kill light output.—
Verb
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How childhood food insecurity fuels eating disorder risk Lacking consistent access to food harms children’s physical health and well-being in the short term and puts them at higher risk for significant mental health problems in the future.—
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By continuing to engage with these entities, the Academy risks aligning with a system that inadvertently harms the very people these sanctions aim to protect.—
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Over eight episodes, the brothers find themselves at the mercy of Mancuso — a former family friend — and his vicious henchmen, and they are forced to confront the emotional scars of growing up with an alcoholic father, who had gambled away his own restaurant.—
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These are atomic-scale scars caused by the immense pressures of an impact shockwave.—
Noun
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The belly is tan or gray with dark blotches.—
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Gopher snakes tend to be tan-colored with large square brown blotches or saddles along their backs and smaller gray spots on their sides.—
Verb
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If rain severely impairs your vision, pull over and wait for conditions to improve.—
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The amendment should define specific criteria for incapacity, including mental illness, cognitive decline, substance abuse, or any condition that substantially impairs judgment or decision-making capacity.—
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The suburb earned high marks for its upscale lifestyle, walkable amenities, and easy access to Chicago.—
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No player in the Super Bowl era has ever begun a season hitting those marks.—
Verb
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Automobility directly or indirectly causes one in 34 deaths annually, injures more than 100 million people a year, and has killed as many people as the two World Wars combined.—
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If a dog that has not been officially declared dangerous severely injures or kills a person when unprovoked, authorities may confiscate the dog, and the dog’s owner is liable for the incident.—
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These instructions help turn off the harmful protein that damages brain cells.—
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Every departure damages a team’s ability to deliver value to customers.—
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“Blights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blights. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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