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
Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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
That total commitment has not blinded Leclerc.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Magellan was not so much a bloodthirsty tyrant, but something worse — a very regular man poisoned by ambition and blinded by faith.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
The Dutch audience – blinded to who had received which drink – ultimately judged the alcohol group more fluent, most likely because mild alcohol reduces anxiety.
—New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
Hubris blinded two of the most consequential figures of modern liberalism, and Democratic leaders, complicit in silence, compounded the error.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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
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
That total commitment has not blinded Leclerc.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Magellan was not so much a bloodthirsty tyrant, but something worse — a very regular man poisoned by ambition and blinded by faith.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
The Dutch audience – blinded to who had received which drink – ultimately judged the alcohol group more fluent, most likely because mild alcohol reduces anxiety.
—New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
Hubris blinded two of the most consequential figures of modern liberalism, and Democratic leaders, complicit in silence, compounded the error.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blinded
Verb
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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
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The young men in Bruins blue and gold staggering off the field afterwards dazed, confused.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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In the final two, the Vancouver Whitecaps and Portland Timbers stunned FC Dallas and San Diego FC, respectively, with stoppage-time equalizers, then victories in shootouts.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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The capital’s development over the past eight years, despite sanctions and the extreme isolation of the Covid-19 pandemic, stunned him.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
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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
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Cast adrift in a frosty wilderness—a harrowing yet welcome departure, visually, from the Gothic shadows of Victor’s lair—the Creature experiences a dollop of decency, courtesy of a blind old farmer (a wonderful David Bradley), but also a deluge of misery, courtesy of everyone else.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025
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The event saw luxury tycoon Bernard Arnault receive a sketch from the illustrator — and a blind box containing one of the Labubu plushies.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Initially, Patricia had been kept blindfolded and tied to a chair in the same house where José was tortured.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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After that, another trip — this time, backward and blindfolded.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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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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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 5 Nov. 2025.
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