1
as in tired
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness
disoriented, bleary passengers departing from the red-eye
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2
as in vague
not seen or understood clearly
the bleary outline of a fishing boat could just be seen through the fog
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Recent Examples of bleary
The mere sight of your newborn—through bleary, tired eyes—can muster feelings of wonder and awe.
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Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 9 Apr. 2025
Laugh Lines: For Movie Buffs P.S. Feeling a little bleary today?
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
Underneath my soaked baseball cap, my eyes are dark and bleary, my face stubbled and worn.
—Gary Greenberg, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
These people have already seen each other bleary eyed and mussed (and would probably overlook a little grocery-list making or other multitasking).
—Thomas Wiegand, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2011
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Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 9 Apr. 2025
Laugh Lines: For Movie Buffs P.S. Feeling a little bleary today?
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
Underneath my soaked baseball cap, my eyes are dark and bleary, my face stubbled and worn.
—Gary Greenberg, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
These people have already seen each other bleary eyed and mussed (and would probably overlook a little grocery-list making or other multitasking).
—Thomas Wiegand, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Aug. 2011
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bleary
Adjective
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If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
6 July 2025
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The toll on crew members goes far beyond simply being tired.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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Stories come to life only through concrete, sensory details, but my father only spoke in vague and abstract terms.—
Margot Singer
July 9,
Literary Hub,
9 July 2025
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Though vague, Galvin said case law suggests reasonable means that the rules are consistent with the culture and character of the type of community.—
Nora O’Neill
July 8,
Charlotte Observer,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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The Blue Jays had a lead and needed efficient innings to spare an exhausted bullpen.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
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This feature, essentially a failsafe, Young explained, allows CAR cells to take a break, which can be useful in terms of keeping cytokine production from getting out of control and from becoming exhausted from working too long without time to rejuvenate.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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That memory, faint but enduring, was set in the downstairs den of their home.—
Ajdina Halilovic,
Wired News,
6 July 2025
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The Milky Way appears as a faint, hazy band stretching across the sky, almost like a cloud made of stars.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Officials noted that the public can grow weary from too many flooding alerts or forecasts that turn out to be minor.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 July 2025
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And the family members of the missing — from the camp and elsewhere — continue to grow weary.—
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán,
NPR,
7 July 2025
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How this all will ultimately lead to world-building applications is hazy—and that’s part of the point.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
3 July 2025
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Crazy Norse is a 6.8% ABV hazy/New England IPA brewed in honor of Northern Kentucky University.—
Rasputin Todd,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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“Bleary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bleary. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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