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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
Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2025
Hankison fired 10 rounds through Taylor's sliding glass door and window, which were covered with blinds and curtains, prosecutors said.
—Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 17 July 2025
Chad Graff, New York Times, 29 July 2025
No token recognition and no UN resolution will change the basic fact that there are those in the world who fight terrorists and extremist forces and then there are those who turn a blind eye to them or rest to appeasement.
—Sonam Sheth
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 8 July 2025
Such operations include jamming spacecraft transmissions or using lasers to blind the optical sensors on spy satellites.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 11 July 2025
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Adjective
To prevent excess sun from streaming through windows, consider adding blackout or dark-colored curtains and blinds.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2025
Hankison fired 10 rounds through Taylor's sliding glass door and window, which were covered with blinds and curtains, prosecutors said.
—Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 17 July 2025
Verb
For years, Spillane has believed his blind training was the reason for this.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 29 July 2025
No token recognition and no UN resolution will change the basic fact that there are those in the world who fight terrorists and extremist forces and then there are those who turn a blind eye to them or rest to appeasement.
—Sonam Sheth
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Noun
The designer leaves no tool in his toolbox: back lights, foot lights, spotlights, neon lights, pin spotlights, running lights, searchlights, laser-like lights, blinding flashes, lights embedded magically in bottles and cups.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 8 July 2025
Such operations include jamming spacecraft transmissions or using lasers to blind the optical sensors on spy satellites.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blind
Adjective
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The victim told police Cruz-Diaz was drunk and high when the incident happened.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
29 July 2025
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And he was arrested for attacking and threatening to kill Sharon while blackout drunk in 1989.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
25 July 2025
Verb
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At the premiere of The Pickup in L.A., Keke Palmer dazzled in a vintage Versace gown with sparkling embellishments and sheer cutouts.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
28 July 2025
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Most have been designed to dazzle, not to collaborate.—
Ira Belsky,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Elsewhere, a den connects to an all-white kitchen outfitted with marble countertops, an apron-front sink, a professional-grade range, and a breakfast nook, while an upstairs primary suite comes with Juliet balconies and a private bath.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
24 July 2025
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It could be mismatched pattern-on-pattern textiles in a cozy reading nook.—
Shoko Wanger,
Architectural Digest,
23 July 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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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
Adjective
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The crash happened at about 10:15 p.m. Saturday after authorities received a report of a possible drunken driver at a gas station on Lakeville Highway, according to the Santa Rosa and Petaluma police departments.—
Gary Klien,
Mercury News,
21 July 2025
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Officers responding to reports of a possible drunken driver at a Petaluma gas station found the black Kia Sol about three minutes before the crash on a nearby road and tried to pull it over, police said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
21 July 2025
Verb
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While she was alarmed by shiny black leggings, slingback boots, and a jean jacket, I was equally stunned by her Pentecostal version of nurses’ scrubs; a powder blue, boxy dress with a matching jacket and headwrap.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 July 2025
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In January 2019, the Empire star claimed to have been a victim of a hate crime that stunned Hollywood but later was accused of staging the attack.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
Noun
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And the very thought of chucking a book into the garbage simply because of its unsightly cover, or lack thereof, is a cardinal sin.—
Peter Wortsman
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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For the cover of the July 21, 2025, issue, the artist Joost Swarte portrays how New Yorkers have been feeling in the midst of a heat wave.—
Françoise Mouly,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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“Blind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blind. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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