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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
Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2025
Switching to energy-efficient lighting, using fans, closing blinds, and closing off unused rooms can help lower energy bills.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 16 June 2025
Anna Commander
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Caught in intense court proceedings and media scrutiny, their half-blind 11-year-old son (Milo Machado-Graner) is torn between his loyalty to his parents and the truth as a witness.
—Hannah Kerns, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Yaakov Katz, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
In a series of photos, Kelce can be seen on one knee, and then in a deep embrace with Swift, surrounded by white and pink roses and nearly blinding the camera with her Old Mine Brilliant cut diamond.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Regardless, even a bit of shade from a sheer curtain or blinds is better than nothing at all.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2025
Switching to energy-efficient lighting, using fans, closing blinds, and closing off unused rooms can help lower energy bills.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 16 June 2025
Verb
Jeffrey Epstein's cabal of politicians, bureaucrats, and elites who turned a blind eye must be held accountable.
—Anna Commander
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Caught in intense court proceedings and media scrutiny, their half-blind 11-year-old son (Milo Machado-Graner) is torn between his loyalty to his parents and the truth as a witness.
—Hannah Kerns, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
Nevertheless, some senior defense officials, a full year after October 7, suspected that the malfunctions were not a coincidence but rather the result of a sophisticated cyberattack that included intentional power outages to blind Israeli surveillance.
—Yaakov Katz, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
In a series of photos, Kelce can be seen on one knee, and then in a deep embrace with Swift, surrounded by white and pink roses and nearly blinding the camera with her Old Mine Brilliant cut diamond.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blind
Adjective
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One of the critical risks to patient privacy is the accidental inclusion of personally identifiable information in what is supposed to be a blinded data payload.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In Aurora, some of the attendees became drunk and rowdy.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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She is raped, half-drunk, at a party and bites off a piece of her attacker’s ear.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Riki felt intimidated at the mere mention of a neighborhood like Ebisu, and her friend showed up that day looking especially elegant, her hair dyed a stylish reddish-brown, dazzling everyone around her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
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But that may no longer be enough to dazzle consumers – at least not in Apple’s opinion.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Historically linked to meditation and traditional Japanese dining culture, today’s iterations are all about modern living needs that suit every whim—lounging while binging on the White Lotus reruns, creating a reading nook, or simply losing oneself in texts at the end of the day.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
10 Sep. 2025
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Shoppers have tapped them to light kitchen pantries, coffee nooks, linen closets, and more, and two-packs of these handy lights are only $10 at Amazon.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Politicians should weigh genuine options and be forced, to whatever extent possible, to explain their ends, rather than treat such ideals as democracy and freedom like smoke screens for secret ones.—
Samuel Moyn,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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The nominal aims of orders to, for example, stop anti-semitism or halt the teaching of diversity, equity and inclusion topics are smoke screens for an attempt to hobble institutions that are perceived to house a liberal elite.—
William Stafford Noble,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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These tiny fossorial ophidians — though not the tiniest (that title belongs to this 4-inch snake from Barbados) — are nearly sightless.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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That makes for quick, sightless control of both radio volume and climate temperature.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The two girls were killed in a drunken-driving hit-and-run collision, theDepartment of Homeland Security said, by a man in the United States illegally who fled the scene of the crime.—
Taylor Romine,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Court records show that Nechville was convicted of drunken driving in 2019 and 2023.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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More than anything, when the show finally ends, its finale will stun most viewers into silence.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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In 1936, an underdog American rowing team stunned the world by winning the Olympic Gold.—
Jerry Cahn,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Blind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blind. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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