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Recent Examples of blindside
PWInsider has debunked the rumors, reporting that WWE was aware of TNA's new broadcast deal in advance and was not blindsided by it.
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Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Without them, situations like this will continue to blindside women and undermine every competition… Women have fought too hard, for too long, to have their sports taken from them in plain sight.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025
While out on a run in Fort Worth, Cami is blindsided with legal papers notifying her of a lawsuit between M-Tex and their insurance provider, Blanton.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
Bell was blindsided by news from Fox that she would be featured as Mary Magdalene in the series set for rollout Nov. 30, according to a report from Rolling Stone.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 21 Nov. 2025
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Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Without them, situations like this will continue to blindside women and undermine every competition… Women have fought too hard, for too long, to have their sports taken from them in plain sight.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025
While out on a run in Fort Worth, Cami is blindsided with legal papers notifying her of a lawsuit between M-Tex and their insurance provider, Blanton.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
Bell was blindsided by news from Fox that she would be featured as Mary Magdalene in the series set for rollout Nov. 30, according to a report from Rolling Stone.
—Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 21 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blindside
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Berube was befuddled by the way his team started the third, a problem that lies at the feet of the players as well as the coach.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
14 Dec. 2025
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The husbands are befuddled by their countryside existence while their pregnant wives engage in a bizarre friendship.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
New Yorker,
28 Nov. 2025
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The canine, clearly confused, stared up, visibly bewildered and waiting patiently for the affection to finally land.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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Nandi is experiencing severe insomnia, tremors and psychosis, and her quickly deteriorating condition bewilders the emergency room staff.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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In addition to the new sweet-tart flavors, Brach’s has a few other ideas to shake up the candy heart world.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
8 Jan. 2026
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For instance, Uranus’ ingress in Gemini on April 25 activates your eighth house of intimacy, shaking up your approach to trust, sharing and emotional exchange.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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That piece came before the Wild got smoked by the surging Mammoth to start this homestand, a game that led to some disconcerting comments from Brock Faber.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
27 Oct. 2025
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The french fries had a disconcerting astringency, like they’d been dusted in the same stuff that’s put on Hint of Lime Tostitos.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
22 Sep. 2025
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Minoring in the transfer portal might have worked two years ago, but half measures now get blown away by programs who go all-in with player acquisition straight from the college ranks.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Damon also said he was blown away by the locations in which The Odyssey filmed, including Greece, Morocco, and Iceland.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026
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As Russia’s closest ally, China would not break with Moscow by endorsing an unconditional cease-fire, but it, too, would be discomfited by having to explain this choice.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
11 Nov. 2025
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More generally, Europeans' personal happiness levels have seemingly gravitated away from church and children, the traditional sources of meaning, and toward a discomfiting positive correlation with the size of a nation's welfare state.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Coaches and talent evaluators, both inside the Raiders’ facility and around the league, have been perplexed by the lack of creativity and production.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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But as the fearsome storm unfolded, perplexing science questions emerged, said Joshua Wadler, an associate scientist at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach who was aboard the flights on Kermit with Hazelton.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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However impressively efficient the American strike may have been, the president’s motives have been muddled.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
5 Jan. 2026
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The situation might be a bit more muddled by the US wanting to resume nuclear testing.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Dec. 2025
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“Blindside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blindside. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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