as in stuns
to overpower with light
the bright lights in the TV studio momentarily blinded the quiz show contestants
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Recent Examples of blinds
Yunus Emre Tozal, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Impacts can disable sensors, snap fins, or stir sediment that blinds cameras.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
That’s why vertical blinds top designer Brittny Button’s list of no-go window treatments.
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 2 Jan. 2026
Set in the 1930s in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee, the show imagines Charles Dickens’ Ebenezer Scrooge as the owner of a mining company town where his callous greed blinds him to the joys and gifts of the season.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2025
Their lust for power often blinds them to popular disaffection.
—Ray Takeyh, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2025
Her natural elegance positions her for success in district dance competitions, though this focus blinds her to the simmering resentment of local merchants who object to her family’s business practices.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
The chaotic clip is a shot of adrenaline as Abel blinds viewers with the lights.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Pride blinds them to reality until nemesis arrives, undoing both their achievements and their legacies.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
But this technocratic benevolence blinds officials to the economic anxieties on the ground.
—Yunus Emre Tozal, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Impacts can disable sensors, snap fins, or stir sediment that blinds cameras.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
That’s why vertical blinds top designer Brittny Button’s list of no-go window treatments.
—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 2 Jan. 2026
Set in the 1930s in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee, the show imagines Charles Dickens’ Ebenezer Scrooge as the owner of a mining company town where his callous greed blinds him to the joys and gifts of the season.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2025
Their lust for power often blinds them to popular disaffection.
—Ray Takeyh, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2025
Her natural elegance positions her for success in district dance competitions, though this focus blinds her to the simmering resentment of local merchants who object to her family’s business practices.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
The chaotic clip is a shot of adrenaline as Abel blinds viewers with the lights.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Pride blinds them to reality until nemesis arrives, undoing both their achievements and their legacies.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
The large slats of shutters might be easier to vacuum than those of mini blinds or even cellular shades, so make a plan based on your window blind type and style.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blinds
Verb
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Hyundai stuns with Atlas Hyundai showcased Atlas at CES in Las Vegas last month.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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Jimenez created this look using two coats of a bronzy pearl polish accented with subtle green glitter, resulting in a finish that stuns with its simplicity.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Use a tube pan for this recipe—a Bundt pan has too many nooks and crannies for this pillowy cake.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
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These are great options for marking off smaller nooks and tinier zones in a large room.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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He was stuck deep in the recesses of shock and grief at the loss of the boy who’d labored by his side for so long, a boy who’d never harmed anyone and who had sat behind the wheel of that silver Saab from sunrise to sundown for the family.—
Anand Gopal,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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Doctrines and designs which a few years since could find no mouthpiece out of a bar-room, or the piratical den of a filibuster, are now clothed with power by the authentic response of the bench of our highest judicatory, and obsequiously iterated from the oracular recesses of the National Palace.—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Perhaps its incorporation of vogue ideas dazzles critics who might otherwise discern its awfulness (Amazon’s Transparent).—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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The brand offers a cohesive alpine wardrobe that performs at elevation and also dazzles in the ski world’s most rarefied spaces.—
Todd Plummer,
Robb Report,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These nests can be found along roof eaves, window corners, in mailboxes, and on sturdy plant leaves.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
5 Mar. 2026
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Perfect for a dessert tray or to top a cake, these little nests will delight everyone at your gathering.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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So, those are — there's — those — the shoes to fill are tough on all fronts.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
7 Mar. 2026
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His rehabilitation process presented challenges on each of those fronts.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Additionally, some of the visual scenery projected behind and above the set doesn’t always embrace but overwhelms the acting below.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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In practice, fluent dialogue quickly overwhelms reflective distance.—
Deb Roy,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For Stroheim, the palaces and playgrounds of the rich are elaborate concealments of the drudgery and the squalor underlying comforts and luxuries—and even the bare necessities of everyday people.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2026
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The kitchen, fire pit, and lounge area all feature these concealments.—
Tayler Adigun,
Architectural Digest,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Blinds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blinds. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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