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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
Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 16 June 2025
The Good Night package also comes with blackout blinds for the windows and storage accessories.
—New Atlas, 13 June 2025
Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 3 July 2025
There were also yaks, deer, buffalo, camels, a kangaroo, ostriches, eight monkeys, six raccoons, two grizzly bears, black bears, brown bears, seals, lions, an old tiger, a blind hyena, a circus elephant, an alligator and 400 birds, including a talking crow.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 June 2025
Gann had twice previously tested the chemicals, the documents said, each time creating a small explosion, the second one blinding the veteran for about 20 seconds,
Inside the bag was a homemade explosive device, binoculars, a pocketknife and a torch lighter.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 June 2025
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Adjective
Some say to replace your blinds every five to 10 years.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 16 June 2025
The Good Night package also comes with blackout blinds for the windows and storage accessories.
—New Atlas, 13 June 2025
Verb
After entries are submitted, an internal panel of judges conducts a blind taste and scores items.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 3 July 2025
There were also yaks, deer, buffalo, camels, a kangaroo, ostriches, eight monkeys, six raccoons, two grizzly bears, black bears, brown bears, seals, lions, an old tiger, a blind hyena, a circus elephant, an alligator and 400 birds, including a talking crow.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Noun
Edmonton’s Connor McDavid rang the latter from the left circle with Bobrovsky blinded by the bulky screen of Edmonton’s Corey Perry.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 June 2025
Gann had twice previously tested the chemicals, the documents said, each time creating a small explosion, the second one blinding the veteran for about 20 seconds,
Inside the bag was a homemade explosive device, binoculars, a pocketknife and a torch lighter.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blind
Adjective
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He was arrested twice for driving drunk, in 2012 and 2019.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
3 July 2025
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But even just bringing up the incident is enough to send a very drunk Lisa off the deep end.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
3 July 2025
Verb
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The Bulls acquired him in August 2021 in a trade with the New Orleans Pelicans, and Ball initially dazzled in Chicago, slinging end-to-end passes and moving with the ball like it was attached to a string in the palm of his hand.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2025
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With a cast of more than 25 actors with speaking roles, the movie dazzled audiences around the world to the tune of $975 million at the worldwide box office.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
24 June 2025
Noun
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The damp nooks and crannies trap debris creating the perfect breeding ground for bacteria, including E. coli.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
12 July 2025
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In addition, the stair tool and combination tool help get into all the nooks and crannies of your house for top-to-bottom cleaning.—
Cierra Cowan July 11,
PC Magazine,
11 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
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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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Between May 1 and Oct. 2 of last year, the city dropped more than 250 domestic violence assault cases and more than 270 drunken driving cases due to an inability to meet the 120-day deadline Alaska sets for upholding a defendant’s right to a speedy trial.—
Kyle Hopkins,
ProPublica,
11 July 2025
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Jurors did convict her of a lesser charge: drunken driving, also called operating under the influence, or OUI.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
10 July 2025
Verb
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The Princess of Wales also stunned in a gold cape dress for the No Time to Die James Bond premiere in 2021 and for a 2023 State Visit by the South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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Meta Platforms, under the leadership of CEO Mark Zuckerberg, has ignited a fierce battle for artificial intelligence (AI) talent, offering compensation packages that have stunned Silicon Valley and the global tech industry.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
11 July 2025
Noun
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For the cover of the July 21, 2025, issue, the artist Joost Swarte portrays how New Yorkers have been feeling in the midst of a heat wave.—
Françoise Mouly,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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And the very thought of chucking a book into the garbage simply because of its unsightly cover, or lack thereof, is a cardinal sin.—
Peter Wortsman
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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“Blind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blind. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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