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as in blindfold
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as in provincial
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Recent Examples of blindfolded
This suggests that pitch competitions can be compared with beauty pageants with blindfolded judges.
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Dileep Rao, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
He was then taken away, handcuffed and blindfolded, and put into a military vehicle.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Their bodies were found wrapped in plastic, blindfolded, bound and gagged on a farm in March 1985.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2025
In the clip, Jess led her blindfolded boyfriend outdoors, where a celebration full of food, balloons and friends and family awaited.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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Dileep Rao, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
He was then taken away, handcuffed and blindfolded, and put into a military vehicle.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Their bodies were found wrapped in plastic, blindfolded, bound and gagged on a farm in March 1985.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2025
In the clip, Jess led her blindfolded boyfriend outdoors, where a celebration full of food, balloons and friends and family awaited.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blindfolded
Adjective
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Many of these first-generation rock writers had grown up in thrall to the sounds that had emerged from provincial music scenes in places like Memphis, New Orleans, Detroit, San Francisco, Woodstock, and, above all, Liverpool.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2025
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All federal, state, provincial and local rules and regulations apply.—
Sourcing Journal,
Sourcing Journal,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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His decision not to return to his village and his father signifies freedom from an insular past but also sets him on the path of finding his own identity.—
Richard Newby,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2025
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Wrigleyville was still a relatively insular neighborhood in ’90, with a few bars and Yum-Yum Donuts within walking distance of the park.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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But a blinkered narrative coupled with misty-eyed aesthetic choices yield a strange and scattershot result.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Mar. 2025
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While the show has been dinged since its earliest days for having a blinkered or inaccurate depiction of its Chicago environs, that tends to matter most to critics from Chicago.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
27 July 2024
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In his quest for a definitive biography of Joyce as a cosmopolitan artist, above the parochial fray, Ellmann downplayed Joyce’s interest in politics.—
Eric Bulson,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2025
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Rather, Colbert won after knocking, by his count, on 20,000 doors, wearing out several pairs of size 15 shoes and putting parochial concerns, such as wildfire prevention, disaster preparedness and flood control, at the center of his campaign.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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At times, some say, the agency has been too hidebound.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
9 May 2025
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That gives them flexibility and the ability to take risks that can’t be made in more hidebound traditional schools.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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The new title exemplifies one of Perry’s favorite moves, which is to present reactionary conservatism as simple common sense.—
Jia Tolentino,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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The team leaders and coaches have cautioned against being reactionary, encouraging small adjustments rather than major ones.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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There can be data bias, which is when AI systems are trained on biased data that can contain an overrepresentation of some groups (white people for example) and an underrepresented of other groups (non-white people for example).—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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And Read’s many supporters – both outside the Dedham, Massachusetts, courthouse and online – championed her case, echoing her allegations of police corruption as her defense inside the courtroom painted the investigation as flawed and biased.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
23 June 2025
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Trump and Bondi, though, praised the court's conservative majority for limiting a federal judge's power to block a president's policy nationwide.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
27 June 2025
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Florida is a state of paradoxes, from its history of colonization and relationship to enslavement, to its immigrant communities and conservative politics, to its gorgeous waters and swampy inlands.—
Leila Mottley
June 27,
Literary Hub,
27 June 2025
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“Blindfolded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blindfolded. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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