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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
ArsTechnica, 21 Apr. 2025
Most people who are blind experience a gradual loss of vision over time.
—Heidi Cope, Health, 19 Apr. 2025
Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2025
Squid ink released in the water to blind, confound predators.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2025
Hang opaque curtains or blinds to prevent light from infiltrating and impacting sleep.8
Limit screen use: Limit screens in the bedroom.
—Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Except in Jeddah, many of the corners are blind, and most are very fast.
—ArsTechnica, 21 Apr. 2025
Most people who are blind experience a gradual loss of vision over time.
—Heidi Cope, Health, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
Now, though, The Last of Us is as blinded as Ellie is by misery.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2025
Squid ink released in the water to blind, confound predators.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
Noun
They have been replaced by a set of stark, white blinds.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2025
Hang opaque curtains or blinds to prevent light from infiltrating and impacting sleep.8
Limit screen use: Limit screens in the bedroom.
—Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blind
Adjective
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Rivera had been jailed at Santa Rita since May 2022, after California Highway Patrol officers arrested him on suspicion of murder for allegedly driving drunk and causing a crash that killed a woman.—
Stephanie Lam,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2025
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How do police tell if drivers are drunk? Law enforcement agencies use a series of physical and mental exercises to determine whether drivers could be under the influence of alcohol or drugs.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Inside the pope’s final hours: Francis dazzled the crowd during a popemobile trip into St. Peter's Square on Easter Sunday.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Aim to dazzle with your integrative, deep thought processes.—
Rebecca Fraser-Thill,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The dining room’s most unique feature is the hidden reading nook with a daybed, wall sconce lighting and curtains.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Bookshop Nestled in East Nashville, this book nook offers a café, plenty of books, and of course, Kirke’s memoir, Wild West Village.—
Eva Fedderly,
Architectural Digest,
18 Apr. 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
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In the video, the drone travels up and down to reinforce the smoke screen, so it is only applied to the area needed.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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 Senator enlists the help of Davis to provoke Staten at Gracie’s, which leads to a drunken brawl.—
Francesca Gariano,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Read is accused of striking O'Keefe with her Lexus SUV during a drunken argument and then leaving the scene, where he was found dead with signs of severe head trauma and hypothermia the next morning.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Broadus stunned in a plush pink coat and matching fedora.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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In February 2013, Benedict stunned the Catholic world by becoming the first pope in six centuries to retire.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The legendary supermodel — and the first Black woman to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue — has been the face of America’s Next Top Model since 2003.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Save for a tiny hole left by a campfire ember, the 600-denier polyester seat cover continues to look almost new after multiple summers of use.—
Joe Jackson,
Outside Online,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Blind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blind. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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