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as in blinded
lacking the power of sight
our old blind cat kept walking into walls and furniture
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as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
you'd have to be really blind to think that was a good idea
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as in smoke screen
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Recent Examples of blind
Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
New hires walk in blind because there's no chat history to catch up on.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Claire Zillman, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
Certainly, high winds, blinding rain and lightning are reasons for all ages to hunker down.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 22 Mar. 2026
Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Dec. 2025
Opening blinds or curtains to allow the sun to help heat up a room.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 26 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Products are tasted blind by panels of judges, who rate them on quality and flavor.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
New hires walk in blind because there's no chat history to catch up on.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
The disconnect may be blinding leaders to the first-hand experience of using AI, which is causing workload creep and cognitive overload, at least in current use cases.
—Claire Zillman, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
Certainly, high winds, blinding rain and lightning are reasons for all ages to hunker down.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
The album’s cover art is from the POV of a neighbor peeking through the window’s blinds with Mai gazing back at them while seated in a lounge chair.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Dec. 2025
Opening blinds or curtains to allow the sun to help heat up a room.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 26 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blind
Adjective
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One of the critical risks to patient privacy is the accidental inclusion of personally identifiable information in what is supposed to be a blinded data payload.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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When Robby races into the room, our drunk country clubber is being restrained, and his nose is bleeding.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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Meet Keoma Duarte, age 41, accused of vehicular homicide of a local cop while driving drunk.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Instead, Swift pays homage to Taylor with clips from the Hollywood icon’s classic films and archival footage of the A-list actress’ dazzling life in the spotlight.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
1 Apr. 2026
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Erika Jayne dazzles in a sparkly pantsuit at the Human Rights Campaign dinner in Los Angeles on March 28.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Any nook and cranny across the building becomes a storage space — the number of issues with the current space at this point is a scroll of inadequacies, many city employees said.—
Elliot Mann,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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Smashing the cucumbers creates nooks and crannies to soak up the dressing, so every bite is extra flavorful.—
Molly Baz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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And, while the smoke screen of the war is going on, China is ramping up their activities.—
Morgan Chittum,Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2026
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Their smoke screens covered many square miles and needed fewer people to operate them.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Experts stated that there is still more to be known about the mechanism by which these sightless cells perceive the game or understand their objectives.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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Then there’s the additional intrigue of just how Bocelli makes his way through the world, as a sightless person, constantly on the go.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That has meant hours of waiting for people in car accidents, and no troopers available to respond when a call about a drunken driver comes in, according to ISP.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Mar. 2026
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In February 2025, however, he was arrested in Minnesota on a drunken driving charge, jailed, and then turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.—
Clark Kauffman,
Des Moines Register,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The second came when UConn stunned Duke on that last-second 3-point shot to upset the Blue Devils in the Elite Eight.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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Tony-award-winning actor John Kani said he was stunned when the theatre's founders Barney Simon and Mannie Manim first told him their vision.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Blind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blind. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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