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Recent Examples of blindside
Hamilton made the call to seek permission, blindsiding Donnelly one Saturday night at home.
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Don Riddell, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
This blindsides your partner, who might have been under the impression that things are going well.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Conrad makes a surprise appearance at his mother’s memorial dedication and is blindsided by Belly and Jere’s announcement.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 23 July 2025
These are classic signs of your abandonment issues taking over: You’ve been blindsided before, so your brain is trying to protect you by anticipating the worst—even when things are actually fine.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 21 July 2025
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Don Riddell, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
This blindsides your partner, who might have been under the impression that things are going well.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Conrad makes a surprise appearance at his mother’s memorial dedication and is blindsided by Belly and Jere’s announcement.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 23 July 2025
These are classic signs of your abandonment issues taking over: You’ve been blindsided before, so your brain is trying to protect you by anticipating the worst—even when things are actually fine.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blindside
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When Anthropic secretly added additional weekly usage limits to Claude Code, power users were left befuddled, claiming the company’s calculation of usage was inaccurate.—
Rashi Shrivastava,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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For those counties that stayed on the list during its short life, its makeup befuddled some commissioners, who didn't understand why they were included.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
18 July 2025
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Will people be bewildered as to the difference between speaking of the two-word AI versus any of these three-word variations? Likely.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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We are bewildered with taking action regarding energy and climate change, even though suggestions and answers have been available for over 50 years.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 July 2025
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Siniaková and Arévalo may still have a chance, as injuries and absences continue to shake up the pairings.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
17 Aug. 2025
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Baldwin added that the drops in invertebrate populations could shake up the food web for fish — another impact, on top of the chemical treatments that had already killed them off.—
Alex Music
August 17,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Aug. 2025
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Those youths who are said to be digital natives are possibly undercutting their own mental faculties due to a reliance on the Internet. Yikes, that’s disconcerting if true.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The uptick in closures is particularly disconcerting given that the Irish whiskey industry had been booming as recently as two years ago.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
11 Aug. 2025
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Sonny Dykes praises Hayes Kelly isn’t the only coach to be blown away by Hayes’ performance in camp.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Aug. 2025
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Over the past couple of years of building this show with him, we have been blown away again and again by the depths of his talent and dedication.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
12 Aug. 2025
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The dynamic and popular preacher discomfited many in his parish with his increasingly pointed critiques of inequities and corruption in the city.—
Time,
Time,
22 July 2025
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From this chamber poured a seemingly incessant stream of sordid details, discomfiting puzzle pieces that added up to a portrait of a man who used his fame and fortune to reduce his female victims to chattel.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
3 July 2025
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Having witnessed Axel's affection firsthand, Ollie's staff members are perplexed that the pup hasn't found his forever home, despite searching for an adopter for over a year.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The revelation perplexed Wall Street traders, who had expected bullion to be exempt from duties.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
8 Aug. 2025
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Relying on such sources is misleading and muddles the comparison with Chicago, which has better public transit than Philadelphia.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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Blackberries are muddled with fresh basil to release their flavorful juice before topping with wine, sparkling lemon soda and fresh nectarine slices in this dazzling cocktail that is hard to beat on a hot summer afternoon.—
Laura Mclively,
Mercury News,
22 July 2025
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“Blindside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blindside. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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