Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blindsides
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Nandi is experiencing severe insomnia, tremors and psychosis, and her quickly deteriorating condition bewilders the emergency room staff.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025 -
The designs were puckish and gender-bending, evoking both awe and repulsion—the sort of clothing that titillates lovers of conceptual fashion and bewilders the uninitiated.—
Ana Karina Zatarain,
New Yorker,
19 Sep. 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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But the Royals and Guardians play each other this week, which muddles up the math a little bit (especially if Kansas City wins the series and hops the Guardians for second place).—
Christian Romo,
Freep.com,
10 Sep. 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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Since their vision is not pixel-precise, using web interfaces—which are dynamic, designed for humans, and often include captchas and other anti-bot measures—confounds them.—
Tharin Pillay,
Time,
4 Nov. 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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Uranus retrograde, however, shakes up our mental landscape, bringing everything from lightning-fast downloads and unpredictable ideas that could lead to a shift in perspective.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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In the kitchen, her cousin shakes up a few lemon drops as her manager waits for a drink at the granite counter.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Blindsides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blindsides. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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