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Recent Examples of blindside
Others were blindsided since DePodesta’s name hadn’t been mentioned in any earlier Rockies reports.
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Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
But Rob Shuter is reporting that, despite the fact that Kristi Noem claims to have been blindsided, not everyone is buying that story.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 2 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
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Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
But Rob Shuter is reporting that, despite the fact that Kristi Noem claims to have been blindsided, not everyone is buying that story.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 2 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blindside
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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
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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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Gasly seems faintly bewildered by the designation.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
27 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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Marvel has shaken up its comics publishing unit.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2026
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The Padres have won all five meetings so far with the Mariners but are shaking up the lineup for the series finale in hopes of getting their big bats clicking.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 May 2026
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This imbalance is perhaps not expressly disconcerting much of the time.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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The abruptness is disconcerting but can be overcome by learning the pedal’s nuances.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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An ephemeral wind of nothing that blows away like humbug.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2026
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The other 800 were stalled in approval purgatory or were paper copies that had literally blown away.—
Jerry Dolinsky,
Forbes.com,
18 May 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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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
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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
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Their season has been busy, grumpy and overstretched, and pressure has been a niggling, constant companion, particularly at home, but their opponents on Sunday were hapless, soft in defence and muddled in their thinking.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Erika’s brother, Klaus (August Diehl), sits naked by a rumpled bed with last night’s conquest still muddled up with his sheets, talking on the phone to his sister.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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“Blindside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blindside. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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