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first blush

NOUN
first glance
Synonyms
WEAK
break of day brightening crack of dawn early morning first brightening first flush of morning first impression first light first sight morning outset peep of day prime

Example Sentences

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At first blush, there’s little reason for state legislators in Mississippi and Georgia to care about James Quigley’s cross-country move with his family to Florida from Washington state.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

At first blush, the storm did less damage to the electric grid than feared.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

At first blush, ChatGPT provided a useful first cut even though, for this exercise, I only analyzed three of the six plans that met my criteria.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

At first blush, Casey Means seems like the last person Christian conservatives would want as the Surgeon General.

From Salon • May 19, 2025

Superstar lawyers and math whizzes and software entrepreneurs appear at first blush to lie outside ordinary experience.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell