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verb

past tense of blindside

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blindsided
Adjective
  • One thing to watch out for Don’t be surprised to see Nicolas Jover prowling the Old Trafford technical area Sunday.
    Peter South, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
  • The footage shows Partridge crying her eyes out over the prospect of losing Lilly, only to be surprised with a new addition in the shape of Coco. Donkey has now been castrated, and the adorable family trio lives together in a large field with Partridge's other horses.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Lyons can be a brilliant agent of chaos, a person whose presence left castmates starstruck before her bluntness left them dumbstruck.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 13 July 2023
Verb
  • Many people get confused by these forms which contain code and jargon that rarely offer a clear explanation of anything.
    Steve Weisman, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The Ice Age mammals, which should not be confused with the larger woolly mammoths, seemed to have an had an affinity for Orange County, where this one — and about a third of the state’s total — have been found.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The music industry was confounded.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The album confounded some critics upon its release, but was roundly embraced by fans as their favorite artist’s most unguarded statement to date.
    Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Blindsided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blindsided. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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