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Definition of blindednext

blinded

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verb

past tense of blind
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 blinded
Adjective
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
Verb
Then two separate internal medicine physicians, blinded to whether the diagnosis came from a human or an AI, evaluated the results. Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 Self-driving cars and surgical robots routinely become blinded by mixed-reflectivity surfaces. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026 But Dodgers manager Dave Roberts isn’t blinded by the improved numbers. Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 15 May 2026 Kafka’s headlights blinded him. Literary Hub, 13 May 2026 And yet, locals weren't scared off, blinded perhaps by their love of the game. Lee Cowan, CBS News, 3 May 2026 Castellanos was permanently blinded in one eye and filed a federal lawsuit in 2022, alleging excessive use of force. ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026 Collins spoke out for the first time at a Wednesday news conference since being blinded at the rally. Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026 Importantly, the radiologists and engineers were blinded to the biopsy results when determining diagnoses. Quing Zhu, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blinded
Verb
  • Statlander was dazed and confused when Thekla nailed her with a nasty stomp.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
  • When the Knicks won, Berns was dazed.
    Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
Adjective
  • Anika Reed Was the blindfold the biggest trend of the Met Gala?
    Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 20 May 2026
  • The host handed me a blindfold and Bose noise-canceling headphones, playing the hypnotic sounds of a space drum with birds chirping in the distance.
    Shelby Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • They were stunned to discover thriving ecosystems made up of millimeter-sized organisms clinging to exposed rock surfaces in near-freezing darkness.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
  • The villagers on the rock had ripped clothes and dirty faces, seemingly stunned that they had been found alive in the race against starvation and suffocation.
    Alexander Smith, NBC news, 27 May 2026
Adjective
  • It’s organized by The Spirits Business and judged blind by panels of beverage industry experts.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • From duck blind to blinding lights Minutes before stepping to a microphone at GEODIS Park, the singer-songwriter sat in a tan vest and blue shirt overlooking the stadium.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • Barlow is younger than Brad Lambert, who dazzled us with his speed two Jets camps ago before scoring 90 points in 125 AHL games.
    Murat Ates, New York Times, 27 May 2026
  • Four-time grand slam winner Naomi Osaka dazzled the Roland Garros crowd with an eye-catching, two-part outfit ahead of her first-round French Open win over Germany’s Laura Siegemund.
    Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
Adjective
  • Kittleson was zip-tied, blindfolded, and moved to multiple locations during her captivity.
    Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The vehicle contained nine blindfolded men wearing black, as they had been instructed to do.
    Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Experts stated that there is still more to be known about the mechanism by which these sightless cells perceive the game or understand their objectives.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
  • 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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“Blinded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blinded. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.

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