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Recent Examples of blindness
Lumata Health, which aims to end preventable blindness for people facing chronic eye disease, named Nastran Andersen chief growth officer.
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Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
This year’s event features legendary rock band Jefferson Starship, offering guests a one-of-a-kind evening of music, fine dining, and philanthropy in support of groundbreaking research to cure childhood blindness, according to a news release.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Diabetes complications can include blindness, need for amputations, end-stage kidney disease, heart attacks, and strokes, says Kim.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Diaz was not involved with Chapman’s case but treats people who have Stevens-Johnson syndrome, the rare and sometimes fatal drug reaction that caused Chapman’s blindness.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Göring is a frighteningly intelligent individual with very selective blindness.
—Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025
Guide dogs that assist people with blindness or partial sightedness are a powerful reminder of the bond humans have formed with our four-legged companions.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
The organization said there are two ways the disease appears, one causing irritation to the koala’s eyes and potential blindness.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Young people are the most likely to go undiagnosed, despite facing serious long-term risks, such as heart disease, kidney failure, blindness and nerve damage, according to the study.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
This year’s event features legendary rock band Jefferson Starship, offering guests a one-of-a-kind evening of music, fine dining, and philanthropy in support of groundbreaking research to cure childhood blindness, according to a news release.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Diabetes complications can include blindness, need for amputations, end-stage kidney disease, heart attacks, and strokes, says Kim.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Diaz was not involved with Chapman’s case but treats people who have Stevens-Johnson syndrome, the rare and sometimes fatal drug reaction that caused Chapman’s blindness.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Göring is a frighteningly intelligent individual with very selective blindness.
—Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025
Guide dogs that assist people with blindness or partial sightedness are a powerful reminder of the bond humans have formed with our four-legged companions.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
The organization said there are two ways the disease appears, one causing irritation to the koala’s eyes and potential blindness.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Young people are the most likely to go undiagnosed, despite facing serious long-term risks, such as heart disease, kidney failure, blindness and nerve damage, according to the study.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blindness
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The book opens with amnesia—the author’s and her mother’s—and from this place of unknowing, Rojas starts to examine her family’s history in Colombia, especially her grandfather Nono’s life as a curandero (shaman).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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After waking up from a brief coma, doctors discover that Amy has partial retrograde amnesia and no recollection of the past eight years.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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According to her, his reaction wasn’t just forgetfulness but entitlement.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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More powerful than the noise of breaking news or the forgetfulness of scrolling.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Within the first two hours online, high-level fighting players had already seemingly mastered the game’s beginner-friendly systems and begun using the easily executable combos to dominate the scene, air juggling hapless newbies into oblivion.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Chandra X-ray Observatory, a sophisticated orbiting telescope, detected an X-ray flare leap from the center of the Milky Way into oblivion, offering nearly conclusive proof.—
Rebecca 'Becca' Dyer,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Blindness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blindness. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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