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Recent Examples of blindsided
Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The news stripped Colorado of a titan in artificial intelligence worth $312 billion in market value and blindsided state and local leaders.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
Other business partners were similarly blindsided.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Still, many families feel blindsided by the process.
—Da Lin, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
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
Adjective
Representatives for the massive property’s 16 remaining stores told the judge that the city’s emergency request, first put forward at an April 13 court hearing, left them blindsided.
—Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The news stripped Colorado of a titan in artificial intelligence worth $312 billion in market value and blindsided state and local leaders.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
Other business partners were similarly blindsided.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Still, many families feel blindsided by the process.
—Da Lin, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blindsided
Adjective
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As co-founder of Jason Hyde Jewelry, Deborah Singer explained, people are often surprised to learn that each piece begins as plastic pulled from the ocean, transformed through upcycling.—
Najahe Sherman,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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But the biggest surprised might be the inclusion of Alienware’s 3-year OLED burn-in warranty.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 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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Steve Miklos remembers feeling a bit startled when former Orange Lutheran athletic director Jim Kunau contacted him about becoming the school’s softball coach.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2026
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Miss Manners was only startled, not traumatized, and fortunately was able to maintain her grateful smile.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Summer Anne Lee, a presidential fashion historian and professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), told Newsweek at the time that Sánchez Bezos’ fashion statement on the historic day left her stunned.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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The Detroit Red Wings sat on the bench, stewing in stunned silence, after their latest loss sealed their fate as a franchise relegated to watching the NHL playoffs on TV.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 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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On May 30, 2024, Collins felt dismayed that Biden had pursued reelection.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Many working-class red-state voters—for whom Vance’s right-populist brand is designed—seem dismayed by the spike in gas prices and the neglect of problems at home.—
Amy Davidson Sorkin,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 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 21 Apr. 2026.
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