1
: causing or seeming to cause blindness : making sight difficult or impossible
a blinding light
a blinding snowstorm
a blinding headache [=an extremely painful headache]
2
: extremely or impressively fast
a runner with blinding speed
blindingly
adverb
a blindingly bright light
blindingly fast speed
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Only in the moments after stepping out into a blinding sun, our few remaining protagonists are either stalled or starting over, with little to show for it either way.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Jan. 2026
To declare war on immigrants, many of whom are fleeing persecution and violence fomented by past American interventionism, requires a powerful, blinding narrative strong enough to smokescreen the degradation and dehumanization at the core of the messaging.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
Brilliant, blinding and impossible to ignore.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
Markets like Denver and Detroit will let Alphabet see how its robotaxis fare against elements like freezing temperatures, blinding snow and icy roads.
—Lora Kolodny,jennifer Elias,annie Palmer, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Jan. 2026
To declare war on immigrants, many of whom are fleeing persecution and violence fomented by past American interventionism, requires a powerful, blinding narrative strong enough to smokescreen the degradation and dehumanization at the core of the messaging.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
Brilliant, blinding and impossible to ignore.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
Markets like Denver and Detroit will let Alphabet see how its robotaxis fare against elements like freezing temperatures, blinding snow and icy roads.
—Lora Kolodny,jennifer Elias,annie Palmer, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Blinding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blinding. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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