dazzled

past tense of dazzle
as in blinded
to overpower with light skiers were dazzled by the glare off of the slopes of freshly packed snow

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Recent Examples of dazzled On the fashion front, Gu dazzled in Iris van Herpen at this year’s edition of the Grand Dîner du Louvre and has attended shows including Chanel’s fall 2026 ready-to-wear and Dior fall 2026 couture shows. Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026 Doyle, eight seasons removed from being a student assistant at Iowa, dazzled in his first game as a play caller at any level. Mike Sando, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 The lefty who dazzled fans with his celebratory strikeout jumps and impressed teammates with his 80-minute pregame workouts was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026 Those images dazzled the staff and were published in a editorial spread, and set off her photographic career. Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2026 Unitree's humanoid robots, for example, dazzled audiences at China's annual Spring Festival gala by performing backflips and martial arts. ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 He was mesmerized by the whirlpool, enthralled by the cyclops scene, dazzled at Circe’s transfigurative powers. Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2026 Of special note are new budget machines from Apple and Dell that dazzled our reviewers. K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 18 Aug. 2026 Nevertheless, Richmond’s improbable comeback dazzled fans and turned its players into legends. Rachel Labonte, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dazzled
Verb
  • Of course, Badhon’s salon manager, blinded by dominant ideology, would vehemently disagree.
    Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Fortunately, more answers should arrive in the near future, based on a larger tranche of data that has been properly blinded.
    Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026
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  • Residents of Dawn Park, the Johannesburg suburb where the ninth body was found on Thursday, were stunned by the discovery.
    Mogomotsi Magome, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • In Kosovo's capital, Pristina, thousands of people watched the hearing live on a huge screen and were stunned at the sentence.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
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  • And they were dazed when JJ Buchanan came down with Bryce Underwood's second Hail Mary pass to turn the four-touchdown-underdog Broncos' 12-7 upset into a 13-12 loss.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Despite looking dazed, Guerrero scampered home to tie the game at 1-1.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026

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“Dazzled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dazzled. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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