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blinded

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verb

past tense of blind
as in dazed
to overpower with light the bright lights in the TV studio momentarily blinded the quiz show contestants

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blinded
Verb
  • However, most were stunned at Dawn's story.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • For the coveted shoot, the Olympic athlete stunned in a variety of looks.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Moving forward, the crypto sector must: Prioritize transaction transparency to eliminate blind signing risks.
    Sandy Carter, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Back in Minneapolis, Taylor’s meeting with Daniel’s family — including his sister, who is blind and thinks this whole experiment is pretty cool — goes very well.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Meryl Streep dazzled in Valentino, Michelle Yeoh rocked Bottega Veneta with new bangs, Emily in Paris‘ Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu sashayed in sculptural Schiaparelli.
    Alison Edmond, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The total solar eclipse dazzled New Hampshire's North Country.
    Natalie Escobar, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • His account closely resembles images broadcast in a February report on Israeli television about a detainee camp in southern Israel showing blindfolded men kneeling in tight rows, surrounded by armed guards.
    Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Still, there has been worry within some league circles that the Bears have jumped into yet another critical hiring cycle like a blindfolded third grader hoping to break open the birthday party piñata.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • By hooking up the brains of blind rats to compasses, scientists in Japan found the sightless rodents could navigate a maze nearly as well as normally sighted rats.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2015
  • That makes for quick, sightless control of both radio volume and climate temperature.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Blinded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blinded. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.

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