as in to befuddle
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Recent Examples of blindside
Options like Medicare supplements and accident insurance can help make sure older adults aren't blindsided by unexpected out-of-pocket costs.
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Drew Gurley, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Caine’s hearing comes after Trump blindsided the Pentagon in February by firing seven top officials, including then-Joint Chiefs Chairman Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
Europe’s leaders and officials have been blindsided by a staggering collapse in American support for Ukraine in the past weeks, after almost three years of ironclad backing by the previous administration of Joe Biden.
—Edward Szekeres, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Angered that China was blindsided by the announcement – and has potentially lost a bargaining chip in future talks between Mr. Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping – Beijing launched a campaign to modify the deal.
—Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Mar. 2025
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Drew Gurley, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Caine’s hearing comes after Trump blindsided the Pentagon in February by firing seven top officials, including then-Joint Chiefs Chairman Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
Europe’s leaders and officials have been blindsided by a staggering collapse in American support for Ukraine in the past weeks, after almost three years of ironclad backing by the previous administration of Joe Biden.
—Edward Szekeres, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Angered that China was blindsided by the announcement – and has potentially lost a bargaining chip in future talks between Mr. Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping – Beijing launched a campaign to modify the deal.
—Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blindside
Verb
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The decision to reconsider law firms appeared to befuddle a few board members in public meetings leading up to the decision.—
Skyler Swisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2025
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Wall Street analysts have been befuddled by Trump’s vision of bringing manufacturing operations back to the US, something that would be extremely costly and take years if not decades to accomplish.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Across the street, her husband Steve, who nursed Molly through her first fight with breast cancer a few years earlier, sits bewildered in the office of their couples therapist.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 Mar. 2025
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Carlie thinks the whole thing is hilarious, and Chelsea remains bewildered by any King Cake Baby obsession.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
20 Feb. 2025
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Here's the Biggest Lesson Pluto in Capricorn Taught You, Based on Your Zodiac Sign Zoomers/Generation Z: 1996 to 2009 As Uranus moved from Capricorn to Aquarius to Pisces, Gen Z shook up the status quo.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Battle brews over how to list homes A battle over how homeowners list their properties for sale is shaking up the housing industry, with big implications for sellers and buyers.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2025
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The line between the two is seamless and not at all disconcerting.—
Timothy DePeugh,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Apr. 2025
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The first 10 minutes of USC’s NCAA tournament debut had been disconcerting enough already.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Mar. 2025
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We’re blown away by the seemingly endless number of discounts on popular brands like Magnolia Home by Joanna Gaines, Vera Bradley, Kelly Clarkson Home, and Shark.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Get the recipe for Jessica Alba's turkey meatballs What Do These Turkey Meatballs Taste Like? I was blown away by how succulent and juicy these turkey meatballs were.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Apr. 2025
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Their back-and-forth, shot in a single, discomfiting take spanning about 45 minutes—the entirety of Adolescence is shot in this unbroken manner—untangles why the teenager may have committed the crime.—
Paula Mejía,
The Atlantic,
16 Apr. 2025
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The city’s residents tired of D’Annunzio’s reckless rule, and his bellicose posturing and expansionist maneuvers discomfited the Italian monarchy.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2025
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Pritzker’s roughly 10-minute interview followed a week when Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs roiled stock markets and left American investors, businesses and the nation’s trading partners perplexed about what the president is attempting to achieve.—
Dan Petrella,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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Curious onlookers can expect to catch a glimpse of the full moon's peak at 8:22 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on April 12, 2025, yet the lack of a rosy hue may leave many people perplexed.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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As the film progresses, this wide-eyed curiosity shifts to righteous indignation, but these reactions are muddled by her feelings for Basem.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
11 Apr. 2025
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Trump and other White House officials send conflicting messages about the reciprocal tariff endgame — all of which muddle whether this posture is the new normal. 1.—
Courtenay Brown,
Axios,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Blindside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blindside. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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