blindside

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Recent Examples of blindside Then she was blindsided by the cruelty of her male co-conspirators’ brand of patriarchy. Judy Berman, Time, 29 Apr. 2026 Trump’s chief of staff, Susie Wiles, was reportedly blindsided by the pardon of Hernández and attempted to put a pause on pardons late last year. Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 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 See All Example Sentences for blindside
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blindside
Verb
  • And, of course, onstage in his act, in which the 47-year-old comedian from Old Hickory, Tennessee, adopts the persona of a middle-aged everyschlub befuddled by modern life and expectations of basic competence.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026
  • Expecting to catch their limit this week, the Dodgers were instead befuddled by the Miami Marlins, who had most of the answers from the mound and just enough from the plate.
    Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Former Republican state senator Jeff Brandes, who now leads the Florida Policy Project, said he was bewildered by the governor's proposal.
    Jim DeFede, CBS News, 31 May 2026
  • Gasly seems faintly bewildered by the designation.
    Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The redrawn congressional district boundaries enacted by Proposition 50 promise to shake up at least three seats, experts said.
    Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
  • Why this could shake up home services If Gatsby can make this work reliably, the impact could stretch beyond spotless counters.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • Part of the answer—only part, but part of that answer—takes us to a disconcerting fact about the government of the United States right now, about the Trump administration and President Trump.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
  • This imbalance is perhaps not expressly disconcerting much of the time.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Verb
  • The 2026 playoff Knicks have won their most recent 10 games by a +246 margin, blowing away the old record of +214 by the 1974 Milwaukee Bucks.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026
  • Parenteau willed her team to victory in mixed 2, and then LA blew away STL in the DreamBreaker for a statement win and to take the group.
    Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • The sheer amount of information is discomfiting, and that’s the point.
    Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026
  • Plotting a linear, sinking trajectory, Kreutzer’s discomfiting film describes no such buoyant highs and lows.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • As a longtime rider I, too, am perplexed by regular displays of poor customer service by CTA employees.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
  • As Season 3 of Euphoria continues to stir up some controversy, one of the show’s stars is perplexed by Cassie’s (Sydney Sweeney) OnlyFans storyline.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • When considering domestic destinations for the menu, Martin tested the old-school Wisconsin Brandy Old Fashioned ($10), with cherries and orange muddled into the cocktail.
    Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
  • This muddled the entire process.
    Tony East, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

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“Blindside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blindside. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.

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