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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
Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 4 Mar. 2025
Moving forward, the crypto sector must: Prioritize transaction transparency to eliminate blind signing risks.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
But Irving isn’t blinded by his feelings, like Mark, and he hasn’t been incentivized to behave, like Dylan.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Feb. 2025
Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 12 Feb. 2025
Again reached by sliding door, this has ample headroom to stand upright owing to the single-story layout and includes a queen-size bed with integrated storage, some wardrobes, and a skylight with electric blind.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 5 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
The actor also supports various disability groups dedicated to blind people.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 4 Mar. 2025
Moving forward, the crypto sector must: Prioritize transaction transparency to eliminate blind signing risks.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Verb
Sabrina Greenlee has never been able to physically see her son play football in the NFL – she was blinded more than 20 years ago by an acid attack.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
But Irving isn’t blinded by his feelings, like Mark, and he hasn’t been incentivized to behave, like Dylan.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
Use cordless blinds, and get any other cords out of reach.
—Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 12 Feb. 2025
Again reached by sliding door, this has ample headroom to stand upright owing to the single-story layout and includes a queen-size bed with integrated storage, some wardrobes, and a skylight with electric blind.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blind
Adjective
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In October 2023, Cook was charged with cruelty to children after allegedly picking up Jolly’s 4-year-old twins while drunk.—
Laura Barcella,
People.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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Christian Velasquez-Galeano, 28, was driving drunk around 4:45 a.m. Sunday in Garden City, Nassau County, police said in a press release.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Buy the Skechers hands free summits dazzling haze for $55 on Amazon Reebok Club C Double Sneaker Another Amazon best seller, these Reebok sneakers are perfect for the working mom or the mom always running errands and taking the kids to practices and events.—
Lauryn Jiles,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2025
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Scarlett Johansson dazzled from all angles at the 2025 Oscars.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Designed to navigate both narrow nooks and wide swaths of body hair, these tools require less prep than razor-shaving, can be used wet or dry, and whack weeds with ease.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
1 Mar. 2025
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The reflective nook features sculptural pieces from ARCA’s Kelly Wearstler Nudo collection and Primestones’ Cristallo Blue Quartzite.—
Greg Carannante,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Whether there is any fire behind this week’s apparent smoke screen of a meeting, or if Francis is even thinking about resigning is unknown to perhaps but a few of his closest allies, and probably not even them.—
Jason Horowitz,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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Optional features include smoke screens, thermal night-vision and electromagnetic pulse protection.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
13 Feb. 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 new script brings to life images that are only discussed in Gogol’s original, such as a group of drunken rats.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2025
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She was arrested on charges including drunken driving and hit-and-run, police said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In the months since the militant opposition group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham stunned the world by bringing down the dictatorship of Bashar al-Assad in early December 2024, Syria has faced many pressing concerns.—
PATRICK VINCK,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Mar. 2025
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Maryland has never earned the No. 4 seed in the league tournament and was the No. 5 seed once in 2019 when it was stunned by No. 13 Nebraska in the second round.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Stéphanie worked at Christian Dior, La Prairie, and appeared on the covers of French Vogue and Vanity Fair.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025
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During the period of Feb. 7-13, the cover pulled just 177,000 official on-demand U.S. streams.—
Jason Lipshutz,
Billboard,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Blind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blind. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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