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
Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 11 Sep. 2025
The rest of us were blinded by those concertgoers’ screens, and mere extras in their photo shoots.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
And the time when his friendly relationship with Bashar al-Assad blinded him to the devastation the Syrian leader was prepared to visit upon his people.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
She's so blinded by that anger and that rage.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
As a creative form of punishment, Ava announced that King would have to face Borne in a match where he himself would be blinded.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 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
But Thug is too blinded by his own ego to realize any of that.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 11 Sep. 2025
The rest of us were blinded by those concertgoers’ screens, and mere extras in their photo shoots.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
And the time when his friendly relationship with Bashar al-Assad blinded him to the devastation the Syrian leader was prepared to visit upon his people.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
She's so blinded by that anger and that rage.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
As a creative form of punishment, Ava announced that King would have to face Borne in a match where he himself would be blinded.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blinded
Verb
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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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Video from the scene soon after the attack showed numerous children wandering dazed, covered in blood and dust.—
Mahmoud Atef,
CNN Money,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Jerry Neuheisel, assistant head coach and tight ends coach, running his hands through his blond hair, stunned.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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Seoul, South Korea — More than 300 South Korean workers detained by immigration authorities in Georgia last week arrived home on Friday, marking the end of a saga that has stunned their nation and threatened to upend a close bilateral friendship between the US and South Korea.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Consumers are not asking to be dazzled by specifications.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, other parts of the world were dazzled by the full moon and the eclipse.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Observing it again would essentially require a blind search.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Dong-hwan also begins to suspect that his father, Yeong-gyu — a blind man who overcame his disability to raise him and become a master artisan — may be guarding secrets of his own.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 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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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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That makes for quick, sightless control of both radio volume and climate temperature.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2024
Cite this Entry
“Blinded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blinded. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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