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Recent Examples of blindside
The remarkable revelation on Fox News appeared to blindside local police agencies, who have launched a sweeping manhunt for the suspect, 22-year-old Oscar Sanchez-Munoz.
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Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2026
Despite Tiffany Ervin wanting to blindside Rizo Velovic and flush out his idol, the group remained in lockstep on snuffing Rick's torch.
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Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
Further, credit card devaluations are seldom announced far in advance and can often blindside people by reducing the value of stockpiled rewards.
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Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
There are cheerful barging amateurs, happy to be bounced about, and there are prowling malevolences, waiting for the moment to blindside someone or chuck an elbow in their face.
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James Parker,
The Atlantic,
16 Dec. 2025
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Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2026
Despite Tiffany Ervin wanting to blindside Rizo Velovic and flush out his idol, the group remained in lockstep on snuffing Rick's torch.
—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
Further, credit card devaluations are seldom announced far in advance and can often blindside people by reducing the value of stockpiled rewards.
—
Ryley Amond,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
There are cheerful barging amateurs, happy to be bounced about, and there are prowling malevolences, waiting for the moment to blindside someone or chuck an elbow in their face.
—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blindside
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Hardly ten more minutes had passed before Dembélé scored again—this time, cutting inside and stuttering his dribble and then, having befuddled the defense, rolling the ball right past it into an open corner of the goal.
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Of course, this is just a simple way to look at a complex problem that befuddles property owners, insurance companies and policymakers alike.
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For three years straight, he’s kept up a pace that bewilders the industry’s leading comics.
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The narrator and his wife find that their attachment to the charismatic and cryptic Chibi grows with the cat’s increasing visits, in a way that bewilders them but somehow bonds them closer together.
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Don’t be surprised to see the global semiconductor ecosystem get shaken up in a big way over the next half-decade.
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Still, expect Jeff Peterson to take a few swings, executing at least one move to shake up the roster — particularly along the front line.
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Still, the boy was disconcerted during his first sessions in early June, said his mother, Tricia LaBrasca.
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In the finale, Matthew’s scenes with K Callan, who plays Ruth, are really disconcerting.
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The World Cup visitors being blown away by all that is America is pure entertainment.
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France cruises past Sweden, 3-0 France is through to the Round of 16 after blowing away Sweden, 3-0, with star man Kylian Mbappé scoring twice to ease passage to the next phase.
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His views, possibly as discomfiting for some in his party as his internet history, seem almost optimized for social media virality.
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Josh O’Connor and Emily Blunt are his overwhelmed disciples, imbued with discomfiting powers that could be key to making contact with these otherworldly guests.
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And Wednesday’s doubleheader — thanks to a Monday rainout that perplexed Counsell — certainly didn’t help the pitching staff.
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Sometimes those editing swings make sense, like incorporating more social-media posts and group chats, but other times the stylistic choices simply perplex.
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Because the devices are relatively new, hospitals do not always categorize the exact type of vehicle involved in a crash, and details such as speed are self-reported, meaning the data can be muddled.
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So the relationship of high rates for long-term CDs and low rates for short-term CDs remains muddled.
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“Blindside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blindside. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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