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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
Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The court is considering a case that could determine whether Louisiana and many other states may have to redraw their maps in a race-blind manner.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Vedrines makes several flights from the flanks of K2, including a harrowing one into a blinding blizzard.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 23 Oct. 2025
Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
The sun that hits the electric blinds hardly penetrates the room, the light dances on the walls, predictable yet never the same.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 11 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
People who are deaf or blind or veterans who have been declared 100% disabled, are eligible for special Independence hunts that allow baiting.
—Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The court is considering a case that could determine whether Louisiana and many other states may have to redraw their maps in a race-blind manner.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
My heart eyes for the beets and the overall experience at Rose's almost blinded me from noticing the dressing was hardly a caramel, but rather a congealed marinade with a grainy mouthfeel.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Vedrines makes several flights from the flanks of K2, including a harrowing one into a blinding blizzard.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
For the optimal experience, plan for three distinct types of encounters over a couple of days: sunrise and sunset viewing from bird blinds along the river, plus time spent observing the birds in the fields during the daytime.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
The sun that hits the electric blinds hardly penetrates the room, the light dances on the walls, predictable yet never the same.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 11 Sep. 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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But marijuana consumption has gone up at the same time that alcohol consumption has gone down, and the qualitative differences between being high and being drunk translate to differences in social behavior.—
Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
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Eilert is soon drunk and distraught over seemingly losing his manuscript, and Hedda tells her ex-lover to kill himself.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The cords gave way, unfurling in one dazzling thrust the release of the entire Fence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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In all seriousness, Pascal’s nimble and witty performance as Martell dazzled audiences, both with his winning personality and beautiful, ethically non-monogamous relationship with princess Ellaria Sand.—
Catherine Mhloyi,
Them.,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This cleaner even has the ability to transform into a handheld vacuum to reach up high in nooks and crannies.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
5 Nov. 2025
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Re hops on a beam of light and flies into space in search of a cozy lunar nook.—
Caroline Carlson,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Politicians should weigh genuine options and be forced, to whatever extent possible, to explain their ends, rather than treat such ideals as democracy and freedom like smoke screens for secret ones.—
Samuel Moyn,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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The nominal aims of orders to, for example, stop anti-semitism or halt the teaching of diversity, equity and inclusion topics are smoke screens for an attempt to hobble institutions that are perceived to house a liberal elite.—
William Stafford Noble,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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
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These tiny fossorial ophidians — though not the tiniest (that title belongs to this 4-inch snake from Barbados) — are nearly sightless.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Nineteenth century reformers and religious authorities condemned the circus as an ungodly, drunken spectacle ripe with gender transgressions and obscenities.—
Time,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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The fatal October crash is the latest of several drunken driving charges for the 53-year-old Dominguez.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Elkins was stunned by how quickly the video gained traction.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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On November 3, Paddington’s press tour brought him to the BBC, where journalist David Sillito was stunned into silence after seeing the bear in the flesh fur.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Blind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blind. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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