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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blindsides
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Wedged in the far southeastern corner of the bottom of the continent, between South Africa and Mozambique, Eswatini is the last absolute monarchy in Africa, a status that bewilders modernizers and beguiles traditionalists.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Aug. 2025
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This blows away the daily record and ends up in second place ever for the month of August.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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Relying on such sources is misleading and muddles the comparison with Chicago, which has better public transit than Philadelphia.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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Again, all of this confounds traditional attempts at sense making.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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His departure comes as creator Lorne Michaels shakes up the cast ahead of Season 51.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Blindsides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blindsides. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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