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
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
The spherical object reportedly then burst into a blinding bright light.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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
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Still, some options will also include a red light setting, which produces less of a blinding effect for others, and strobe effects for emergency signaling.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
The spherical object reportedly then burst into a blinding bright light.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blinding
Adjective
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There is a glaring lack of awareness concerning the condition, spanning from lack of research, lack of public discussion, lack of patient empowerment and a systemic dismissal of women’s health needs.—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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Indeed, Cold War–era American institutions and personalities who promoted the ideal of aesthetic autonomy while trying to dissuade writers and artists from left-wing politics and propagandizing (sometimes with the help of CIA subventions) represented a glaring contradiction.—
Pankaj Mishra,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 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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This year, the rumors swirl, a constant, low hum: Outer Heaven and Cuatro Gato, two more flickering lights, are expected to fade.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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But there’s more flickering contrast in Narayan van Maele’s lensing, which alternates dun realism with occasionally hyperreal lighting and composition, particularly when the pagan promise of fire is in the frame.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2022
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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The rap star rocked a warm grey smokey eye, soft yet sultry, with tiny glittering rhinestones strategically placed to catch the light—and everyone’s attention.—
Tira Urquhart,
Essence,
5 July 2025
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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
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 24 Jul. 2025.
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