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Recent Examples of blindness
This executive blindness extends across the entire tech industry, creating an economic doom loop that is hurtling toward a massive financial bust.
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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
The Phyllis Schlafly of today is the writer Helen Andrews, with whom I am sometimes confused by liberals with Helen blindness.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 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
If the fetus survives, long-term developmental delays, blindness, hearing loss, permanent teeth and bone malformation, heart defects and rashes can occur.
—Casey Pinto, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
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
The Phyllis Schlafly of today is the writer Helen Andrews, with whom I am sometimes confused by liberals with Helen blindness.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 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
If the fetus survives, long-term developmental delays, blindness, hearing loss, permanent teeth and bone malformation, heart defects and rashes can occur.
—Casey Pinto, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blindness
Noun
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Historical amnesia is prevalent and not specific to gay people.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
25 May 2026
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While he was diagnosed with retrograde amnesia, which causes someone to lose memories before an event such as a brain injury, trauma or illness, Shannon’s husband, Eric Evangelista, began to question his diagnosis.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 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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Liberal hero Stephen Colbert’s long swan song into podcast oblivion showed how clueless Democrats are who worship the rich TV host who lost his job because his show lost $40 million a year for CBS.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
28 May 2026
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Performance issues that should be addressed early get documented into oblivion and quietly managed around.—
Darrin Lipscomb,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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“Blindness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blindness. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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