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Recent Examples of blindsided
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
His message of equality in the Democratic primary resonated with a broad set of voters and blindsided party leaders, who reformed the primary system in response to the surge of engagement.
—Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
When Alicia opens the vault on her past, she is faced with navigating long-standing relationships and personal growth that leaves one lifelong friend completely blindsided.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 5 Feb. 2026
One group that was blindsided was HP, where Lores was until Tuesday serving as CEO, according to people familiar with the matter.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 3 Feb. 2026
When burnout finally appears in engagement scores or turnover data, leaders are often blindsided.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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
His message of equality in the Democratic primary resonated with a broad set of voters and blindsided party leaders, who reformed the primary system in response to the surge of engagement.
—Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
When Alicia opens the vault on her past, she is faced with navigating long-standing relationships and personal growth that leaves one lifelong friend completely blindsided.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 5 Feb. 2026
One group that was blindsided was HP, where Lores was until Tuesday serving as CEO, according to people familiar with the matter.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 3 Feb. 2026
When burnout finally appears in engagement scores or turnover data, leaders are often blindsided.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blindsided
Adjective
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The series took culture by storm soon after its premiere in November, and viewers who have spent any time in its online fan spaces likely won't be surprised to see Williams and Arnaud wading into the discourse around Heated Rivalry.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Mar. 2026
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No one was surprised to see Robbie, a Chanel ambassador, at the fashion house's Paris Fashion Week show on Monday, March 9.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
9 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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And Mondragon, for his part, looked a little startled to be stopped this quickly.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Jordan was visibly startled when Davidson yelled from the auditorium as audience members gasped.—
John Ross,
Vanity Fair,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The stunned sibling couldn’t believe his last words to Chris would be so ordinary, yet so profound in light of what happened.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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The short film shows the singer walking through New York City in real time, playing his songs on subway cars and various spots around the city, and leaving a trail of stunned fans in his wake.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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
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Berube was befuddled by the way his team started the third, a problem that lies at the feet of the players as well as the coach.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
14 Dec. 2025
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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Republicans may be dismayed to see the two popular party leaders battling it out in what promises to be a brutal and expensive election.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Fans of the three newscast veterans were dismayed by the news that quickly flowed onto social media channels.—
Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
25 Feb. 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 12 Mar. 2026.
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