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Recent Examples of blinded
Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Your hatred of our governor has blinded your ability to be balanced, fair or accurate.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
Earlier this month, Homeland Security officers blinded two protesters by shooting a less-lethal projectile at close range during a demonstration in Santa Ana.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Apparently, he’d been blinded somewhere in the jungle and needed an emergency air evacuation—out of Bolivia.
—Will Rice, Outside, 27 Jan. 2026
Nothing is worse than trying to cozy up on the sofa, but you’re being blinded by a sterile operating table glow.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 26 Jan. 2026
According to The Sunday Times, over 700 protesters across Iran have been blinded as a result of gunfire and crowd-control weapons.
—Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
One former Iranian resident said in the report that doctors reported more than 800 eye removals in a single night in the capital alone, with possibly more than 8,000 people blinded nationwide.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 19 Jan. 2026
On parts of the international left, loyalty to Chávez blinded many to the scale of Venezuelan suffering.
—Helena Carpio, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
Adjective
One of the critical risks to patient privacy is the accidental inclusion of personally identifiable information in what is supposed to be a blinded data payload.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
Most notably, the city paid a $3 million settlement to a woman who was blinded in one eye during a demonstration outside a south Sacramento police station the day before Garza was injured.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Your hatred of our governor has blinded your ability to be balanced, fair or accurate.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
Earlier this month, Homeland Security officers blinded two protesters by shooting a less-lethal projectile at close range during a demonstration in Santa Ana.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Apparently, he’d been blinded somewhere in the jungle and needed an emergency air evacuation—out of Bolivia.
—Will Rice, Outside, 27 Jan. 2026
Nothing is worse than trying to cozy up on the sofa, but you’re being blinded by a sterile operating table glow.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 26 Jan. 2026
According to The Sunday Times, over 700 protesters across Iran have been blinded as a result of gunfire and crowd-control weapons.
—Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
One former Iranian resident said in the report that doctors reported more than 800 eye removals in a single night in the capital alone, with possibly more than 8,000 people blinded nationwide.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 19 Jan. 2026
On parts of the international left, loyalty to Chávez blinded many to the scale of Venezuelan suffering.
—Helena Carpio, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blinded
Verb
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Eleven, the show’s telekinetic heroine, who grew up in a lab, became dazed by the number of clothing options at the Gap.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
26 Dec. 2025
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Firefighters were trying to put out flames, others were trying to find victims inside, Sanford's truck was still there and church members who'd just survived the horror were on the lawn, dazed.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The opportunity wasn’t lost on Shula, the rock-solid legend who sat afterward at his locker, openly crying, in a manner that stunned Dolphins personnel.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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Alphabet’s massive increase in AI infrastructure spending sets a new high water mark just one week after Meta stunned the Street by announcing plans to nearly double its capex to between $115 billion and $135 billion this year.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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As for the tourists, their van pulls up, far in the background of a long shot that gazes through the grand lobby of the hotel—where, in the foreground, a small folk orchestra of blind musicians, accompanied by a dance troupe’s festive gyrations, provides a showy welcome.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2026
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And Pepsi tries to reignite the Cola wars with their ad showing polar bears — Coca-Cola’s famous mascots — picking Pepsi Zero Sugar over Coke Zero in a blind taste test.—
Mae Anderson,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Chicago quarterback Caleb Williams, who dazzled at times, had four touchdowns and five interceptions in two playoff games.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Robbie plays her as someone dazzled by the consequences of her own desires.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The 45-second commercial directed by Oscar-winner Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit) opens with a blindfolded polar bear sitting in a gleaming white lab at a desk with a can of Pepsi Zero Sugar and Coke Zero Sugar in front of him.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
30 Jan. 2026
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Ten years ago this week, I was taken from my cell for the last time and, blindfolded, driven out of Tehran’s Evin prison.—
Jason Rezaian,
Washington Post,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Then there’s the additional intrigue of just how Bocelli makes his way through the world, as a sightless person, constantly on the go.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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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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“Blinded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blinded. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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