as in to befuddle
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Recent Examples of blindside
The Trump team, widely reported to have been blindsided by allegations of personal misconduct by Hegseth, is said to be considering other options to replace Hegseth as the nominee to lead the Pentagon.
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Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
His lawyer reportedly told the court she was blindsided by the federal charges and had never seen a case with simultaneous state and federal prosecutions like this in her decades-long career.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
Andy, however, had lied to my face three times and blindsided me each time.
—EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Against Palace, Sarr blindsided Dunk with his movement at the far post for his first goal.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
His lawyer reportedly told the court she was blindsided by the federal charges and had never seen a case with simultaneous state and federal prosecutions like this in her decades-long career.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
Andy, however, had lied to my face three times and blindsided me each time.
—EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Against Palace, Sarr blindsided Dunk with his movement at the far post for his first goal.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blindside
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But even though crises and conflicts have reordered the United States’ immediate regional priorities, Washington should not forget that major internal problems continue to befuddle Egypt.Michael Wahid Hanna, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2024
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On the other end, the Vikings befuddled maligned Titans quarterback Will Levis with exotic looks before the snap that appeared to break his brain for prolonged stretches.Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 17 Nov. 2024
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The animals are nervous, exhausted, aggressive and bewildered by this alarming change to their routine.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
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His childhood friends from Thunder Bay and his teammates on the Canadian national team seemed bewildered by the charges against him.Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
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Venus retrograde first shakes up your closest partnerships, then urges deeper internal reflection.Colin Bedell, Them, 14 Jan. 2025
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The team's new deal with Comcast Spectacor to build a South Philadelphia arena and entertainment complex shakes up plans to redevelop Market East, the struggling business district where the Sixers had previously planned to put their new arena.Mike D'Onofrio, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
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Trump recently vowed to deport Springfield’s Haitian population en masse, even though the vast majority of the Haitian immigrants there are legally authorized to be in the U.S. The threats don’t need to be severe to be disconcerting.Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 20 Sep. 2024
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As Dipoto said, none of this seemed terribly disconcerting on June 18, when the Mariners were 44-31 and led the second-place Houston Astros by 10 games.Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
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Rising like a giant Grim Creeper out of the glories of the industrial revolution, as the 1920s ended, was a tax establishment blowing away all previous standards.Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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And sometimes you’re just blown away by what someone brings.Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
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But overjoyed liberals seem to again have a discomfiting ally in Trump, who released a curious post-collapse statement that appeared to heap ridicule on Putin.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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This new perspective has been a discomfiting change to many.Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 11 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement The enforcement has perplexed local immigrant advocates, who questioned why the Biden administration was using its final weeks to target Central Valley migrant workers for deportation.Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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The situation has perplexed Indian legal experts, with no precedent from which to work.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024
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While picking a photographer, my feed led me to thousands of options that muddled my mind.Shradha Shahani, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2025
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In the outskirts of Syria’s capital Tuesday, the hope of a country freed from its longtime dictator was muddled with the emerging horrors of the Assad regime.Richard Engel, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Blindside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blindside. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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