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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
The incident blinded him in one eye. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2025 The fixation on what’s shiny and fast-scaling has blinded many investors to the country’s most foundational industries, which are the ones that really keep America running. Mike Palank, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025 Mia — who’s blinded by the allure of a newborn that’s long eluded her and her husband — doesn’t heed Riley’s warning about the nature of the child, and in the course of their melee, Riley accidentally crashes through the second-story window of their family home. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025 My heart eyes for the beets and the overall experience at Rose's almost blinded me from noticing the dressing was hardly a caramel, but rather a congealed marinade with a grainy mouthfeel. Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 31 Oct. 2025 Tesfaye appears to be the one blinded by bias, not Weiss. Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025 Then First Brands, an auto-parts supplier built on complex and hidden loans, blinded Wall Street with a bankruptcy that financial firms are highly exposed to. Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025 There are caveats to the study, the experts say, like the fact that results were self-reported and not double blinded. Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025 Brazil’s Health Ministry is warning people to avoid cocktails after tainted liquor killed at least one person, blinded others and fueled a nationwide panic. Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blinded
Verb
  • Grace appears dazed when others pick up on her ache, and takes a perverse pleasure in Jackson’s struggle to deal with her deteriorating mental health.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Firefighters were trying to put out flames, others were trying to find victims inside, Sanford's truck was still there and church members who'd just survived the horror were on the lawn, dazed.
    Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • However, her exit early into the show’s final season left fans stunned and wondering why.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
  • With Jones looking born again, the Colts have stunned the football world by getting out to a 7-2 record, which puts them in first place in the AFC South and is the second-best record in the conference behind only the Denver Broncos.
    Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Austin Deculus, Bobby Hart and Trevor Penning also have had an opportunity to serve as quarterback Justin Herbert’s blind-side protector after first Slater and then Alt went down with serious injuries.
    Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
  • As an example from the story, Walpole recalled how the three princes realized that a mule was blind in its right eye after observing that only the grass on the left side of the road had been eaten.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In all seriousness, Pascal’s nimble and witty performance as Martell dazzled audiences, both with his winning personality and beautiful, ethically non-monogamous relationship with princess Ellaria Sand.
    Catherine Mhloyi, Them., 29 Oct. 2025
  • October dazzled skywatchers with celestial highlights such as the Orionid meteor shower, the appearance of comet Lemmon and comet Swan, and even an asteroid tagging along Earth like a second moon.
    Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Just look at this non-fight with Austen that Craig turns into a big deal by handling the situation as deftly as a blindfolded juggler with vertigo.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
  • In one experiment, scientists asked blindfolded participants to sniff out a 33-foot chocolate trail through grass.
    Sarah Philip, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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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“Blinded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blinded. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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