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Recent Examples of blindness
Democratic leaders seem determined not to allow anything to get in the way of winning Maine’s Senate seat, even if that requires willful blindness toward Platner’s lengthening record of indiscretions.
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Shannon A. Mullen, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
In a world of constant disruption, expertise can become a form of blindness.
—Gamze Acar Bayraktaroglu, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
This executive blindness extends across the entire tech industry, creating an economic doom loop that is hurtling toward a massive financial bust.
—Sunil Sharan, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Legal blindness is also defined by the Social Security Administration (SSA) as severe vision loss, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
The victim, who had never met Vega, suffered catastrophic injuries, including multiple skull fractures, a broken jaw, blindness, a brain bleed, and other life-threatening trauma, the DA's Office said.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 20 May 2026
But measles is also one of the leading causes of preventable childhood blindness worldwide.
—Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 11 May 2026
In these college chapters, the book’s velocity matches her quest for a language to challenge the calls for race and gender blindness that had become a popular solution to inequality in America.
—Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
And for people with an outbreak on their face, there is also a risk of long-term issues such as blindness, facial weakness, and hearing loss.
—Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 7 May 2026
Shannon A. Mullen, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
In a world of constant disruption, expertise can become a form of blindness.
—Gamze Acar Bayraktaroglu, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
This executive blindness extends across the entire tech industry, creating an economic doom loop that is hurtling toward a massive financial bust.
—Sunil Sharan, Fortune, 27 May 2026
Legal blindness is also defined by the Social Security Administration (SSA) as severe vision loss, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
The victim, who had never met Vega, suffered catastrophic injuries, including multiple skull fractures, a broken jaw, blindness, a brain bleed, and other life-threatening trauma, the DA's Office said.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 20 May 2026
But measles is also one of the leading causes of preventable childhood blindness worldwide.
—Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 11 May 2026
In these college chapters, the book’s velocity matches her quest for a language to challenge the calls for race and gender blindness that had become a popular solution to inequality in America.
—Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
And for people with an outbreak on their face, there is also a risk of long-term issues such as blindness, facial weakness, and hearing loss.
—Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blindness
Noun
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Guy Pearce stars as Leonard, a man with amnesia struggling to put the pieces together of who killed his wife.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026
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But it's left her with amnesia for the time being, which does complicate matters a bit!—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
4 June 2026
Noun
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Up to 60% of women experience it as confusion, difficulty concentrating, and forgetfulness that is estrogen-specific, not just aging.—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
2 May 2026
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Symptoms of menopause include hot flashes, sleep issues, joint and muscle discomfort, night sweats, forgetfulness, moodiness, and irritability.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Converting that surplus draft capital into a meaningful haul of valuable talent is an essential first step if the club is to move through the competitive oblivion of this rebuilding process on any sort of expedited or reasonable timeline.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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Although Nilsson would likely disagree, her work affirms that all of us are drifting toward oblivion, with the best days of our lives like so much confetti in the wind.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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“Blindness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blindness. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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