blindside

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Recent Examples of blindside Forbes’ Iain Martin and Sarah Emerson report that the independent fact-checkers employed by Meta—which include U.S. news organizations like USA Today, Reuters Fact Check, AFP and Politifact—were blindsided by the announcement. Megan Poinski, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025 The resignation of one of his most loyal allies blindsided Trudeau and sparked a caucus rebellion. Amanda Coletta The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025 Seriously, other than Tyson getting blindsided, were there any super memorable moments that didn't involve the Dragonslayer? Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024 Travel Inspira Luggage Scale Never be blindsided by overweight luggage fees again! Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for blindside 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blindside
Verb
  • Whether that sudden shift befuddled his opponent is unclear, but just 40 seconds later Shang Zhifa was sprawled on the canvas, felled by a vicious right hand.
    Charlie Campbell, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Once Thomas travels to Orlok’s castle, he is befuddled by the vampire’s mind-control powers, and signs a mysterious contract written in occult letters, unwittingly signing his wife away to Orlok.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • More taxpayers will be bewildered when a 1099-K hits the mailbox this tax season.
    Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The travel ban has left many researchers, especially younger scientists, bewildered, says a senior NIH scientist who asked to remain anonymous.
    ByMeredith Wadman, science.org, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Millennial Woman Shares 6 Trends Gen Z Are Going To Regret By Soo Kim Life and Trends Reporter 0 Generation Z—those born between 1997 and 2012—are shaking up the travel landscape this year, favoring unconventional destinations over traditional tourist hotspots.
    Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Held at Manchester Central on Saturday April 12, 2025, Red Bull Featured promises to shake up the world of BMX.
    Jenn Nelson, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The Dodgers’ track record with young arms is disconcerting, but no other team has the necessary depth to effectively deploy a six-man rotation without compromising its chances of winning.
    Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
  • That text message turned out to be the first in a series of disconcerting messages friends and family members would apparently receive from Michael Shaver over the course of the next two and a half years.
    Paige Harriss, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Two weeks after that selection, both SMU and Indiana were blown away by Penn State and Notre Dame, respectively.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
  • In a letter to shareholders, Netflix revealed record growth of nearly 19 million subscribers, absolutely blowing away media analysts’ forecasts.
    Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • But there are discomfiting signs that HTS is already abandoning an inclusive mentality and intends to consolidate single-party Islamist rule.
    Fawaz A. Gerges, Foreign Affairs, 27 Jan. 2025
  • But overjoyed liberals seem to again have a discomfiting ally in Trump, who released a curious post-collapse statement that appeared to heap ridicule on Putin.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The Highlanders’ zone defense can perplex their opponents.
    Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The box office achievement category continues to perplex For its sophomore year, this category — meant to ensure that movies most people have actually seen do at least get some kind of awards recognition at the Globes — still managed to secure some curious choices.
    Kate Aurthur, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Although this Cinderella is thankfully not a naive maiden, her storyline occasionally gets muddled by one too many loose threads.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Doing too much, too soon, not only muddles your purpose, but overextends your resources.
    Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025

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“Blindside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blindside. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.

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