as in unsighted
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as in dazed
to overpower with light
the bright lights in the TV studio momentarily blinded the quiz show contestants
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Verb
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For the coveted shoot, the Olympic athlete stunned in a variety of looks.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025 -
However, most were stunned at Dawn's story.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Without real-time insight into production, companies are flying blind.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
25 Apr. 2025
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Doctors had braced Gianna's parents for the possibility that their daughter might be blind, mute or unable to swallow as the tumor pressed down on the vital nerves of her brain stem.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Dorothy Dandridge, who dazzled Hollywood but was cast aside too soon.—
Essence,
Essence,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Buffalo Bills quarterback — who was named last season's NFL MVP — looked dapper in an all-black ensemble while the actress dazzled in a bright red evening gown and black heels.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Ballal said he was handcuffed, blindfolded and beaten while detained in a military facility.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2025
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Per Adra, soldiers subsequently took Ballal, handcuffed and blindfolded, from his home into a military vehicle.—
Edward Segarra,
USA TODAY,
25 Mar. 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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By hooking up the brains of blind rats to compasses, scientists in Japan found the sightless rodents could navigate a maze nearly as well as normally sighted rats.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Apr. 2015
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“Blinded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blinded. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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