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Recent Examples of blindness
Survivors were often left with permanent scarring or blindness.
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Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
In doing so, their blindness unleashed the very worst of the Caitlin Clark experience, when justifiable anger crosses over into veiled racial attacks.
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Candace Buckner,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
Contact with these plants can cause painful rashes, blisters, or even blindness.
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Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
21 June 2026
While most recover, some — particularly young babies, pregnant people and those with weak immune systems — are at higher risk of developing dangerous complications such as pneumonia, brain swelling, blindness or even death.
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Devi Shastri,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
While most recover, some — including young babies, pregnant people and those with weak immune systems — are at higher risk of developing dangerous complications like pneumonia, brain swelling, blindness or even dying.
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Devi Shastri,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
No risk of automation blindness, right?
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Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
There can be, although rare, very significant risks, like blindness.
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Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
Ross, 47, said the blindness in the one eye doesn’t significantly affect his job.
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Andrew Jones,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2026
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
In doing so, their blindness unleashed the very worst of the Caitlin Clark experience, when justifiable anger crosses over into veiled racial attacks.
—
Candace Buckner,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
Contact with these plants can cause painful rashes, blisters, or even blindness.
—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
21 June 2026
While most recover, some — particularly young babies, pregnant people and those with weak immune systems — are at higher risk of developing dangerous complications such as pneumonia, brain swelling, blindness or even death.
—
Devi Shastri,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
While most recover, some — including young babies, pregnant people and those with weak immune systems — are at higher risk of developing dangerous complications like pneumonia, brain swelling, blindness or even dying.
—
Devi Shastri,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
No risk of automation blindness, right?
—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
There can be, although rare, very significant risks, like blindness.
—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
Ross, 47, said the blindness in the one eye doesn’t significantly affect his job.
—
Andrew Jones,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blindness
Noun
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Weir takes readers on an adventure through this science-fiction survival story about a junior high science teacher who wakes up aboard a spaceship with amnesia.
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That amnesia helped make possible both Jimmy Carter’s aw-shucks presidency and the Reagan revolution.
Noun
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Sonya will frequently feign forgetfulness or cite her underage drinking as an excuse for not remembering.
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The Link Between Hot Flashes and Memory Many women going through menopause report brain fog, forgetfulness and difficulty concentrating.
Noun
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Within a few decades, the towns and their landmarks slid into oblivion, sometimes abandoned or, at best, struggling along.
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In the last episode, there’s a phone call with Frederick’s mother, who’s either in total denial or oblivion toward the situation.
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“Blindness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blindness. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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