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What does at first blush mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word at first blush? Here's what it means.

Prepositional phrase
  1. (idiomatic) Upon first impression or consideration; seemingly, apparently, ostensibly.
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The dancer in front of us was, at first blush, normal enough for a goth club.
The idea that women could do these things to women seems at first blush to potentially invalidate these theories.
The kind of universal electoral process you describe sounds wonderful at first blush and I might even consider voting for such a system.
All this is pertinent to today's headlines, for a reason that may, at first blush, seem paradoxical.
Therefore, I will pose a question that might at first blush appear to be outside of the box.
The exercise of judicial discretion in a case such as the present may seem at first blush a picayune matter.

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