as in stunning
to overpower with light
the bright lights in the TV studio momentarily blinded the quiz show contestants
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Recent Examples of blinding
Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2025
Spencer sees her from the window, somehow IMMEDIATELY recognizes his bundled-up wife in the blinding whiteness, then races through the cars and hops out the back.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Apr. 2025
Don’t forget to highlight your cheeks and the tip of your nose with a blinding highlighter.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2025
On a recent Saturday, a group of rank-and-file Democrats, standing in the blinding midday sun on a football field in Tucson, Arizona, spoke about their frustrations with their party.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
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Verb
After emitting a blinding flash, the blazing rock’s explosion rattled buildings, shattered windows, and hospitalized roughly 1,500 civilians with the waves of its shrapnel.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2025
Spencer sees her from the window, somehow IMMEDIATELY recognizes his bundled-up wife in the blinding whiteness, then races through the cars and hops out the back.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Apr. 2025
Don’t forget to highlight your cheeks and the tip of your nose with a blinding highlighter.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2025
On a recent Saturday, a group of rank-and-file Democrats, standing in the blinding midday sun on a football field in Tucson, Arizona, spoke about their frustrations with their party.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blinding
Adjective
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That makes him 6-9 in shoes, which is not a particularly glaring difference.—
Jack Magruder,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Harrison was a glaring weak link for the Jaguars last season.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
Verb
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Gaga retells the story of Judas Iscariot through the eyes of a Mary Magdalene torn between Jesus and Judas, love and temptation, aggressive verses and dazzling melodic choruses.—
Kristen S. Hé,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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However, Fahy and Sklenar share the chemistry of dazzling movie stars and provide the appearance of immense depth and complexity when the film broaches the subject of the abuse Violet has faced in her past.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Glaser, from a very glancing stylistic consideration, looks like a multicam by comparison.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 Aug. 2024
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Even so, Joonam is too scattershot and distanced from culture and politics to resonate with the news — potentially the film’s greatest draw — in more than a glancing way.—
Caryn James,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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For example, Hansi Flick’s friendly approach at Bayern Munich and Barcelona has delivered glittering success.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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This dark, sensual, glittering tale explores a world dancing on the edge and the joyful defiance of the characters who inhabit it.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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This year there have been multiple flaring incidents, including planned flaring that occurred during maintenance work in February and several weeks in April and May.—
Bay City News Service,
The Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2024
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Oil refining giant Valero must pay a $1.2 million penalty for major flaring incidents at its Benicia facility that spewed dark plumes of pollutants into neighborhoods, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday.—
Julie Johnson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
5 Apr. 2023
Adjective
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Taipei, home to 2.6 million people, is one of the most scintillating metropoles in Asia.—
Livia Hengel,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Against elites, his Dangerous Fenwick is just over 50 percent, but his goal share (11-1) is a scintillating 91 percent.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Blinding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blinding. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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