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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
ArsTechnica, 21 Apr. 2025
Most people who are blind experience a gradual loss of vision over time.
—Heidi Cope, Health, 19 Apr. 2025
Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2025
Squid ink released in the water to blind, confound predators.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
Carley Millhone, Health, 10 Apr. 2025
Inside, the duo created a timeless ’70s to 2025 atmosphere — a world in which shag carpets, metal wall trim, vertical blinds, wood wall paneling and monochrome room scapes in colors like olive and butter yellow are back in style.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Except in Jeddah, many of the corners are blind, and most are very fast.
—ArsTechnica, 21 Apr. 2025
Most people who are blind experience a gradual loss of vision over time.
—Heidi Cope, Health, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
Now, though, The Last of Us is as blinded as Ellie is by misery.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2025
Squid ink released in the water to blind, confound predators.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
Noun
Shut your blinds or get blackout curtains to keep light out, and use a white noise machine to drown out outside noise.
—Carley Millhone, Health, 10 Apr. 2025
Inside, the duo created a timeless ’70s to 2025 atmosphere — a world in which shag carpets, metal wall trim, vertical blinds, wood wall paneling and monochrome room scapes in colors like olive and butter yellow are back in style.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blind
Adjective
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Occasionally a table will be brought out to suggest another bar, another time, for Elmer to get drunk in and pick a fight, or a safe will be wheeled on stage for the clueless Elmer to try to blow up.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2025
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Far from humans, however, chimpanzees are unlikely to get drunk, since that would threaten their chances of surviving in the wild.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Inside the pope’s final hours: Francis dazzled the crowd during a popemobile trip into St. Peter's Square on Easter Sunday.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Aim to dazzle with your integrative, deep thought processes.—
Rebecca Fraser-Thill,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Bloodlines had granted British monarchs the right to territory in Aquitaine, the southwestern nook of France, much to the rancor of their French rivals.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2025
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George Springer found a nook in his locker to rest his phone every day.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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
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In the video, the drone travels up and down to reinforce the smoke screen, so it is only applied to the area needed.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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
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By hooking up the brains of blind rats to compasses, scientists in Japan found the sightless rodents could navigate a maze nearly as well as normally sighted rats.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Apr. 2015
Adjective
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In the plane with me were the pilot and our drunken passenger.—
Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
1 May 2025
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Her continued testimony is expected to play a crucial role in the trial over whether Read killed O’Keefe, her boyfriend, in January 2022 with her SUV during a drunken fit of rage, or whether she was framed for his murder by law enforcement officers.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
Verb
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When Kevin Anderson, Burns' friend from prison, read the transcript of the hearing, he was stunned.—
Erin Moriarty, Liza Finley,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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The speed of China’s advances has stunned even foreign carmakers with deep roots in the country, which shut its borders for years during the Covid-19 pandemic.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Scroll on and get inspired by these 18 beauties — and then come back tomorrow, Tuesday, April 22, to see who graces the cover of the 2025 World's Most Beautiful issue.—
Brittany Talarico,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The legendary supermodel — and the first Black woman to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue — has been the face of America’s Next Top Model since 2003.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Blind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blind. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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