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as in blinded
lacking the power of sight
our old blind cat kept walking into walls and furniture
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as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
you'd have to be really blind to think that was a good idea
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as in smoke screen
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Recent Examples of blind
Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
While rounding a blind curve on the highway, Nardini collided head-on with a car traveling in the other direction.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
This little black cloud would turn into a sandstorm that was blinding and threw the camera equipment around.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2024
CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
The exclusive buyout firm’s latest acquisition was a $7.1 billion deal in February 2022 to buy a controlling stake in Dutch window blinds and coverings maker Hunter Douglas.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Chefs are given parameters around a dish each year and asked to prepare eight plates for judges to assess in a blind tasting (guests can participate as well in the People’s Choice tasting).
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
While rounding a blind curve on the highway, Nardini collided head-on with a car traveling in the other direction.
—Jason Green, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
Verb
Get your outfits for the season sorted with Abercrombie & Fitch’s Party Collection, filled with blinding sequins, festive dresses, and more.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
This little black cloud would turn into a sandstorm that was blinding and threw the camera equipment around.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 26 Oct. 2024
Noun
The second count, which remained the same, said Hankison deprived three of Taylor's neighbors of their constitutional rights by shooting through a sliding glass door covered by blinds and a curtain.
—CBS News, 1 Nov. 2024
The exclusive buyout firm’s latest acquisition was a $7.1 billion deal in February 2022 to buy a controlling stake in Dutch window blinds and coverings maker Hunter Douglas.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blind
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Both aim to improve handling, not that the MX-5 handled like a drunk camel in the first place.Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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But despite anecdotal reports of non-human animals appearing drunk after consuming ripe fruit or sugary substances, there's been very little research into its actual prevalence in the broader kingdom of life.New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2024
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Years after dazzling in primetime by covering herself in fake blood, Gaga had graced the Oscars stage with utmost elegance, capable of evolving her talents and becoming a stately pop spokeswoman.Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
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The sisters from North Carolina bought five tickets to see the show with their girls — Sadie, 14, Mary Seaton, 12 and Louise, 8 — and flew to Indianapolis for the first time to watch Swift dazzle on stage.Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Nov. 2024
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After walking past a reading nook, Larry and I climbed a spiral staircase to a roof deck with a grill and solar panels.Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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There’s a cast iron tub, a breakfast nook, a kitchen with copper pans, and a master bedroom with French doors.Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2024
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The concern is that this might be a kind of smoke screen.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Any dignified motivations that had once held sway—making art for art’s sake, acting to minimize suffering—became smoke screens to distract others from my selfishness.Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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Our new unlucky heroine is terminally ill writer Sam (Lupita Nyong’o), out of the hospital on a day trip to the city when sightless monsters begin falling from the sky.A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 28 June 2024
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Despite the chaos and confusion, it’s quickly established that the extraterrestrial predators are sightless and respond only to noise.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024
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But the dance party morphs into an intensely heated argument — complete with drunken insults and shattered glass — as the Owens sisters realize Angelov isn’t really gone.Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
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Three decades on, recollections of the drunken antics and petty feuds that marked the Britpop scene may have faded, but the era’s style iconography—and of course the music—remains.Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2024
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The endangered turtle was hypothermic and lethargic, stunned by the chilly waters of Pedder Bay.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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Blake Lively stuns in white at the CFDA Fashion Awards on Oct. 28 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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The easiest thing for players with lots of cash is to just pick an item, bet the farm, and hope that under Jeff’s pretty little cover is a burrito instead of two fish eyes.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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The cover—a monochrome portrait of Jobs, closed hand to chin, with a multicolor Fortune logo layered over it—has become an instantly recognizable icon of tech.Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Blind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blind. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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