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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
Fake controversies that always tilt against one specific viewpoint and ideology that they are too blinded to understand. Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026 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 blast injured 22 other churchgoers, including a 12-year-old girl, Sarah Jean Collins, who was blinded in one eye. Jason Wollschleger, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026 One of his sons hid the gem in the crack of his cell wall before he was blinded and deposed. Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026 Drafters get blinded by big names and tend to overrate players. Jim Reineking, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026 The affected utilities, which were not named, were temporarily blinded when automated systems went down. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 One puzzle blinded a member of my crew, who then relied on our screaming from the sidelines to cross a path. Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 He was partially blinded in a chemical accident years ago while cleaning a boat at the island docks. Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 20 July 2026 Poseidon, upset that Odysseus blinded his son, the Cyclops Polyphemus, decides to make his return home difficult and long and wet. Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026 By the study’s end, 98% of participants had undergone brain autopsy, and more than 600 brains were examined by neuropathologists who were blinded to the sisters’ cognitive test results. Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blinded
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
  • Despite looking dazed, Guerrero scampered home to tie the game at 1-1.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • When the Knicks won, Berns was dazed.
    Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
Adjective
  • Kaleigh mentioned her 27-year-old brother Cody, who is blind and has autism.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Minutes later, when the answers were blind, those same students estimated that over 80% of their peers were using the technology for nearly everything.
    Jason Corso, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • New Zealand stunned South Africa 33-16 at Ellis Park on Saturday and drew first blood in their historic four-test series.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Kandi was still stunned that the man who caught her son’s first home run, the man captured in her video, was her husband.
    Devon Henderson, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • As a result, distributors often manage their business blindfolded.
    Mike Biwer, Forbes.com, 17 June 2026
  • Kittleson was zip-tied, blindfolded, and moved to multiple locations during her captivity.
    Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Unitree's humanoid robots, for example, dazzled audiences at China's annual Spring Festival gala by performing backflips and martial arts.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • He was mesmerized by the whirlpool, enthralled by the cyclops scene, dazzled at Circe’s transfigurative powers.
    Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 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 27 Aug. 2026.

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