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Recent Examples of Blighty
The scene plays out like a Blighty version of A Few Good Men, with Dalton in the Tom Cruise role, deftly provoking Livingston into a confession.
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Jack King,
Vulture,
21 Aug. 2025
According to The Associated Press, more than 29,000 people have hit the shores of Blighty this year on small boats, after over 46,000 last year.
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Adam Shaw,
Fox News,
8 Dec. 2023
Indeed, Blighty’s inward investment drum has been beating long and loudly with a focus on studios and streamers, who drove a majority of the U.K.’s near £5 billion ($6 billion) of qualifying film and High End TV productions in 2022.
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Angus Finney,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2023
The big event might be over in Old Blighty, but don’t feel forlorn, royal-lovers.
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Yvonne Abraham,
BostonGlobe.com,
6 May 2023
Not far away is an earlier housing development that is even more redolent of Blighty: Foxhall Village.
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John Kelly,
Washington Post,
19 Nov. 2022
Jack King,
Vulture,
21 Aug. 2025
According to The Associated Press, more than 29,000 people have hit the shores of Blighty this year on small boats, after over 46,000 last year.
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Adam Shaw,
Fox News,
8 Dec. 2023
Indeed, Blighty’s inward investment drum has been beating long and loudly with a focus on studios and streamers, who drove a majority of the U.K.’s near £5 billion ($6 billion) of qualifying film and High End TV productions in 2022.
—
Angus Finney,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2023
The big event might be over in Old Blighty, but don’t feel forlorn, royal-lovers.
—
Yvonne Abraham,
BostonGlobe.com,
6 May 2023
Not far away is an earlier housing development that is even more redolent of Blighty: Foxhall Village.
—
John Kelly,
Washington Post,
19 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Blighty
Noun
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Leiter said the final destination of the framework is peace between the two countries.
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Many countries and global organizations have pledged support and aid.
Noun
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Recently laid off and needing health insurance for his cancer treatment, Grant takes a job delivering mail in his hometown in rural Appalachia.
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The Boca Raton native was definitely happy about it, and gave a shout-out to everyone who came out to cheer her on in her hometown.
Noun
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Aniston, on the other hand, leaned into the shoe's casual roots, wearing hers with jeans and a tank top for a relaxed look that felt quintessentially summer.
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The dynamic Sun in your 9th House of Exploration quincunxes powerful Pluto in your 4th House of Home, so growth calls while roots demand attention.
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“Blighty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Blighty. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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