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Recent Examples of blindsided
Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
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.
—Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 17 Mar. 2026
But Jen remains utterly unmoved, staring impassively as Whitney, who seems truly blindsided, starts to lose her mind a little bit.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
And, once again, California’s YIMBYs were blindsided.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
The Salesman was a story about a woman attacked as a metaphor for a blindsided country, the director brilliantly re-appropriating the ultimate American drama Death of a Salesman to make the point.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
Outraged residents of Wellington, Loxahatchee and the nearby Arden community are right to feel blindsided.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
The Season 47 representative had to send the idol to a player on a different tribe and hope they were later blindsided at tribal council so the idol would come back to her.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Continue reading … 'TOTAL CHAOS' — Anderson Cooper's '60 Minutes' exit reportedly leaves CBS News bosses blindsided.
—FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Mayer was blindsided, and promptly left to run TikTok.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
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.
—Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 17 Mar. 2026
But Jen remains utterly unmoved, staring impassively as Whitney, who seems truly blindsided, starts to lose her mind a little bit.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
And, once again, California’s YIMBYs were blindsided.
—Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
The Salesman was a story about a woman attacked as a metaphor for a blindsided country, the director brilliantly re-appropriating the ultimate American drama Death of a Salesman to make the point.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
Outraged residents of Wellington, Loxahatchee and the nearby Arden community are right to feel blindsided.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
The Season 47 representative had to send the idol to a player on a different tribe and hope they were later blindsided at tribal council so the idol would come back to her.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Continue reading … 'TOTAL CHAOS' — Anderson Cooper's '60 Minutes' exit reportedly leaves CBS News bosses blindsided.
—FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blindsided
Adjective
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No one, not even Jason — who is baffled at the galley’s sudden collapse — is more surprised at Ellie’s outburst than Ben.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2026
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When the Epstein files were released earlier this year, Scott Aaronson was surprised to find his own name in them.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Now, many millions of Americans are bewildered by events.—
David French,
Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Oswalt confesses being bewildered by Bamford at first.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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While walking on the pier, Gorman was startled to find Medina, wearing all black and a ski mask, hiding near the lighthouse.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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The first of the three legs in an inaugural fundraiser called the Wagora Bike Ride unspools along rocky red clay roads and through rutted jeep tracks, past braying herds of zebra and startled warthogs.—
Tom Vanderbilt,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Part of the big event began at the end of last week’s episode, when a stunned NCIS director Leon Vance (Rocky Carroll) tells Parker that NCIS is being shut down.—
Jim Halterman,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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The mother of four stunned, wearing a long-sleeved, figure-hugging metallic dress to walk the red carpet at the Oscars after-party.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Powell acknowledged he was befuddled by persistent gains in housing prices, considering the job market was weakening.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
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And any Rams fan who was around for that game probably remembers Dieter Brock, and the irony that the quarterback the Rams brought in from the Canadian Football League was befuddled by winds that reached up to 23 mph, to go with 36 degree temperatures and 26-degree wind chill.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
17 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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And she is just completely dumbstruck by that.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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The parents at this kind of show, of course, are less dumbstruck than the kids: The card is not floating but instead swinging on some string.—
Joseph Vukov,
Chicago Tribune,
29 July 2024
Verb
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After new rules were announced for the next figure skating season, Malinin wanted to stand up for all the skaters who felt dismayed by the rule changes.—
Tyler Erzberger,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2026
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Medical groups representing doctors and patients were dismayed at the agency's decision to back away from tougher regulation of the devices, which are available at tanning salons and some major gym chains.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The baseball-loving family members were thunderstruck at spotting the T206 Honus Wagner in the frame.—
Marin Independent Journal,
Mercury News,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Blindsided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blindsided. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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