myopia
noun
a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused in front of the retina, objects being seen distinctly only when near to the eye; nearsightedness (opposed to hyperopia).
myopically
Example Sentences
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America’s addiction to road construction goes back decades, enabled by naive policymaking, self-serving industry groups, and myopically trained highway engineers.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2024
Because Euro-American culture myopically focuses on human welfare, we tend to view water as either a commodity or a flood threat.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 20, 2023
“The weight-centric paradigm and the inequities it creates have led to a health care system that is myopically focused on making fat people thin,” Chastain said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2022
But I would wager — myopically, perhaps — that they have been especially disorienting for families of children whose entire lives, birth to now, have been encompassed by the pandemic.
From Washington Post ● May 5, 2022
On the way he stopped at the house refrigerator and peered inside, stooping down myopically to inspect the contents.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
