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Recent Examples of blindside
The move to halt the weapons shipment blindsided the State Department, members of Congress, officials in Kyiv and European allies, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the matter.
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Katherine Doyle, NBC news, 4 July 2025
The Pentagon’s decision to halt some weapons shipments to Ukraine blindsided many, including members of Congress, State Department officials and key European allies, Politico reports.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 4 July 2025
However, Missouri legislators were officially blindsided by the organization's officially requesting an extension on the deadline.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
All perspectives contain truth, so the leader who only hears one risks being blindsided when implementation fails.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
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Katherine Doyle, NBC news, 4 July 2025
The Pentagon’s decision to halt some weapons shipments to Ukraine blindsided many, including members of Congress, State Department officials and key European allies, Politico reports.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 4 July 2025
However, Missouri legislators were officially blindsided by the organization's officially requesting an extension on the deadline.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
All perspectives contain truth, so the leader who only hears one risks being blindsided when implementation fails.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blindside
Verb
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The sudden shake-up of GMA hosts has befuddled fans.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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The stock comeback of the last two months has perplexed many investors, who remain befuddled by the market's insistence to look past conflict, tariffs and major challenges to the economic outlook, to make short work of recovering losses from their April lows.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
Verb
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As Epstein continues to dog his presidency, Trump says he’s bewildered by the attention.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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Her camera is so incisive, always peeling back the veneers of polite conversation to reveal the messy, often contradictory emotions that drive us, that bewilder us.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
Verb
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As President Donald Trump’s administration shakes up the federal workforce, some employees in one department will be moving to Kansas City.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
25 July 2025
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The announcement follows a big win from activist investment partnership Jana Partners to shake up the struggling Idaho company.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
23 July 2025
Verb
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This fragmentary plot is haunted by disconcerting echoes of the second World War and the Holocaust.—
Celia Bell
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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Today’s analysis of facts and data reveals disconcerting results.—
John S. Tobey,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Our recipe tasters were blown away by the combination of ground beef, noodles, and cheese.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 July 2025
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People will be blown away by the quality of the event: the video, the graphics, the stage.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Verb
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The dynamic and popular preacher discomfited many in his parish with his increasingly pointed critiques of inequities and corruption in the city.—
Time,
Time,
22 July 2025
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From this chamber poured a seemingly incessant stream of sordid details, discomfiting puzzle pieces that added up to a portrait of a man who used his fame and fortune to reduce his female victims to chattel.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
3 July 2025
Verb
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At the time, I was perplexed and questioned if this was necessary.—
Susan Horava,
Health,
24 June 2025
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Ultimately, the remaining Islanders dumped Jeremiah and Hannah, a controversial move that left viewers at home perplexed as to why this decision was made.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
23 June 2025
Verb
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The Martin, more often utilized for unamplified concerts, was at times overpoweringly loud, with an acoustic that tended to muddle speech and singing in particular.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
10 July 2025
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Alpine's current driver situation alongside Pierre Gasly remains muddled, leaving the door open for Bottas.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
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“Blindside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blindside. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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