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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
Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2025
Switching to energy-efficient lighting, using fans, closing blinds, and closing off unused rooms can help lower energy bills.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 16 June 2025
Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Beyond wait time fees, the DOJ complaint also details instances where Uber drivers allegedly refused service to passengers with service animals, canceled rides after learning a passenger was blind, or demeaned riders with disabilities.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
New York Fashion Week delivers the style inspo on and off the runway while the Emmys bring the red carpet glam, and don’t forget, Taylor Swift is back in the stands serving stadium couture with a blinding new accessory.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Regardless, even a bit of shade from a sheer curtain or blinds is better than nothing at all.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2025
Switching to energy-efficient lighting, using fans, closing blinds, and closing off unused rooms can help lower energy bills.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 16 June 2025
Verb
The Gospel of John recounts the testimony of a blind man who was healed by Jesus at the pool.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Beyond wait time fees, the DOJ complaint also details instances where Uber drivers allegedly refused service to passengers with service animals, canceled rides after learning a passenger was blind, or demeaned riders with disabilities.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
The rest of us were blinded by those concertgoers’ screens, and mere extras in their photo shoots.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
New York Fashion Week delivers the style inspo on and off the runway while the Emmys bring the red carpet glam, and don’t forget, Taylor Swift is back in the stands serving stadium couture with a blinding new accessory.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 4 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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Make people mad, say something racist, interview a drunk girl outside a Chili’s about anal.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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Here’s a guy who’s just married, on his honeymoon, drunk off his ass, and being given the steering wheel to a plane with 400 people behind him.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Riki felt intimidated at the mere mention of a neighborhood like Ebisu, and her friend showed up that day looking especially elegant, her hair dyed a stylish reddish-brown, dazzling everyone around her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
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But that may no longer be enough to dazzle consumers – at least not in Apple’s opinion.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Create the perfect book nook with warm colors, rustic elements, fluffy pillows, a reading chair, and a few gourds for good measure.—
Savanna Bous,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
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Instead of stripping your skin, the new technology does the opposite, cramming nourishers and moisturizing ingredients into microscopic nano-size droplets that nudge themselves into the nooks and crannies of your skin.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 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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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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That makes for quick, sightless control of both radio volume and climate temperature.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The two girls were killed in a drunken-driving hit-and-run collision, theDepartment of Homeland Security said, by a man in the United States illegally who fled the scene of the crime.—
Taylor Romine,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Court records show that Nechville was convicted of drunken driving in 2019 and 2023.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Aces Silenced by the Late Storm Push In the second game of the evening, the Las Vegas Aces were stunned by the Storm’s fourth quarter offense and lost, 86-83.—
Allison Smith,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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While many were stunned that an object like that would have been painted over at all.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Blind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blind. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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