Thesaurus results for BLINDSIDE

blindside

verb

Definition of blindside

as in to befuddle

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Recent Examples of blindside The six-part series follows ordinary people blindsided by manipulators who know exactly how to weaponize tenant protections and turn the legal system against the very people it's supposed to protect. — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 9 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 Lusth was blindsided by his allies, including Jonathan Young and Rizo Velovic. — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 7 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 See All Example Sentences for blindside

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Abbas Kiarostami did that in Taste of Cherry, which befuddled certain audiences but then also won the Palme d’Or in 1997.

— Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Not doing so left some members of the Astros’ organization befuddled, according to multiple team sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss trade talks.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of befuddle

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The pilot assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, in Miramar, California, is seen with his face bloodied and appearing a little shaken up in the body camera footage released Friday by the Yakima County Sheriff's Office.

— Jennifer Watts, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Chisholm was shaken up after trying to field Dominic Canzone's infield single in the ninth, but the second baseman remained in the game and followed with a terrific defensive play.

— CBS New York Team, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of shake up

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It is filled with off-putting, perhaps even disconcerting antics, and teams don't want to add that to their locker room.

— Armando Salguero, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
One less gory but still disconcerting video shown in court was the bodycam footage from the night in February 2024 when members of the LA County Sheriff’s Department paid a visit to Burke’s Hollywood Hills home.

— Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 22 July 2026

Definition of disconcert

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Also blown away was the face of a clock tower that has been part of the nonprofit school’s landscape since it was founded in 1887, Carter said.

— Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
For Bon Appétit's 2026 Pantry Awards, our editors put out a call for brands to nominate products released in the past year, and we were blown away by the spread.

— Editors of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of blow away

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Gibson Nash, 21, was charged with first-degree murder after a series of perplexing events eventually led police to his mother’s bloodied body.

— Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
The Brazil midfielder has expressed a desire to join Arsenal, but Newcastle did not want to sell him this summer and have been perplexed by the lack of direct contact from the London club.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of perplex

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That the film can’t see this is a sign of how muddled its politics are, especially in its treatment of the tension between nature and modernity.

— Caspar Salmon, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
Not everything can be exclusively grand monsteras and glossy ferns; most artworks come muddled with the tat of mirrors and whirligigs, too.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026

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