as in dazed
to overpower with light
the bright lights in the TV studio momentarily blinded the quiz show contestants
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blinded
Verb
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For the coveted shoot, the Olympic athlete stunned in a variety of looks.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025 -
However, most were stunned at Dawn's story.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Dorothy Dandridge, who dazzled Hollywood but was cast aside too soon.—
Essence,
Essence,
9 Apr. 2025
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Are theater owners no longer dazzled by star power?—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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No one should expect an even approximate impersonation of the shaggy McCartney and beatific Wonder, but the two of them can’t even seem to come to an agreement on whether or not Gex is meant to be blind.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
8 Aug. 2025
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Rosenberg stopped talking to Adams and began pummelling him on the air, accusing him of turning a blind eye to antisemitism while also knocking him for his federal corruption indictment.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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After that, another trip — this time, backward and blindfolded.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
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People now regularly compete in events to solve Rubik's Cubes in a variety of ways, even blindfolded.—
David Ewalt,
NBC news,
15 May 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
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“Blinded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blinded. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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