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Recent Examples of blindside
Atlanta’s local fire union is suing the city for failing to honor a collective bargaining agreement, saying they were recently blindsided when told Mayor Andre Dickens had never signed the nearly year-old contract.
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Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Polanski’s victory and Brody blindsiding Berry with a kiss didn’t generate the kind of condemnation that would have instantly greeted them in the social media era (Facebook was still a year away from launching).
—Brent Lang, Variety, 12 Mar. 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
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Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Polanski’s victory and Brody blindsiding Berry with a kiss didn’t generate the kind of condemnation that would have instantly greeted them in the social media era (Facebook was still a year away from launching).
—Brent Lang, Variety, 12 Mar. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blindside
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This description recalls what leadership expert Jason Wild previously told Fortune about how AI tools are probabilistic, befuddling managers everywhere.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Duchamp’s ensuing readymades, many of them iconic works of the Dada movement of the 1910s, continued to vex and befuddle.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Netizens were bewildered by the latest pivot, resulting in plenty of mockery on social media.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
16 Apr. 2026
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But even more than engaging the big ideas that Emma’s revelation triggers — pun somewhat intended — Lee and Borli wanted to craft an experience that would mimic its main characters’ bewildering interiority.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
6 Apr. 2026
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Practical Magic 2 sees the lives of sisters Sally Owens (Bullock) and Gillian Owens (Kidman) shaken up when a mysterious figure (Lee Pace) arrives in their quaint New England town with a new quest for them.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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These incidents are part of a larger break-in problem that has shaken up San Fernando Valley residents over the last year.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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There’s a lot of disconcerting news about AI in journalism lately.—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
5 Mar. 2026
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Golden Steer wet-ages its meat, which softens the fibers, perhaps too much: my sixteen-ounce Shorthorn (the menu’s term for a New York strip) was as yielding as a filet mignon—disconcerting, not delightful—and, upon slicing, left a puddle of diluted jus on the plate.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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Lee says she was actually blown away by the texture and quality of the brand’s repair treatment.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2026
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Grazier said he and Howard were blown away by Lovell's survival story.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
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The video is especially discomfiting when Trump’s spiritual adviser Paula White compares the president to Jesus Christ.—
Serge Schmemann,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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But Sexistential may discomfit listeners for reasons other than ageism.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
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Baer appeared perplexed by this coy pretense of innocence.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Stocks’ march higher in the face of deepening geopolitical uncertainty is leaving some on Wall Street increasingly perplexed.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2026
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But somewhere along the way the message of gratitude and goodwill got muddled.—
Eric Thomas,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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Quite possibly the easiest way to try this trend is to muddle herbs into your favorite drink recipes.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Blindside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blindside. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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