as in to befuddle
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Recent Examples of blindside
The senator gave a heads-up to Trump's team about his plans to oppose Martin's nomination, rather than blindsiding them.
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Alex Isenstadt, Axios, 12 May 2025
Kennedy's announcement on May 27 blindsided CDC staff, who were not informed of the change to COVID-19 vaccine policy before the decision went public, according to a CDC official who requested anonymity since they were not authorized to speak to the media.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 31 May 2025
The guidance change blindsided the CDC, which did not receive a directive to alter its recommendations until hours after Kennedy's video posted.
—Arkansas Online, 31 May 2025
When given an ultimatum, Putin ignored it and called for direct talks between Ukraine and Russia – something Trump immediately endorsed, blindsiding Ukraine’s other Western allies.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
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Alex Isenstadt, Axios, 12 May 2025
Kennedy's announcement on May 27 blindsided CDC staff, who were not informed of the change to COVID-19 vaccine policy before the decision went public, according to a CDC official who requested anonymity since they were not authorized to speak to the media.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 31 May 2025
The guidance change blindsided the CDC, which did not receive a directive to alter its recommendations until hours after Kennedy's video posted.
—Arkansas Online, 31 May 2025
When given an ultimatum, Putin ignored it and called for direct talks between Ukraine and Russia – something Trump immediately endorsed, blindsiding Ukraine’s other Western allies.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blindside
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During a period of apocalyptic turmoil, Marty (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a teacher, and his ex-wife, Felicia (Karen Gillan), a nurse, are befuddled by the proliferation of numerous billboards, advertisements and TV ads thanking Charles Krantz — Chuck — for 39 great years.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
6 June 2025
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While that record was enabled by the spectacle of some befuddling late escapes, it also was achieved despite pivotal offensive injuries and, well, personnel miscalculations.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2025
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Ten years ago, the Kardashians’ floods of content bewildered us.—
M. J. Corey,
New Yorker,
24 May 2025
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Lee’s downfall initially bewildered those who knew and cared about him.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
Verb
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Could the team be open to shaking up the roster more?—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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Dom Amore: With USMNT in transition, former CT college keeper returns to fight for job at Rentschler A new coach is shaking up the U.S. men’s national soccer team, and Fairfield’s Matt Turner is in a fight to remain the No.1 goalkeeper.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
7 June 2025
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In contrast, and a disconcerting issue with today’s generative AI and LLMs, is that the latest AI tends to work on a non-deterministic basis.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Yes, Biden had gone into that disconcerting whisper mode among that one clutch.—
Jake Tapper,
New Yorker,
13 May 2025
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Wicked is one of my favorite Broadway musicals and I was absolutely blown away by the film adaptation from Jon M. Chu and Universal Pictures last year.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Realtor Heather Gibbs stated that he was 'blown away' by the work that went into building the property.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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Badgley has made no secret of the fact that he was discomfited by fans online begging Joe Goldberg to lock them in cages.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
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The president’s actions appear to be a response to the market bloodbath — a discomfiting development for many Trump supporters who depend on union pension funds or 401(k) retirement accounts.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2025
Verb
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There was one final thing that left St John perplexed.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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The results achieved statistical significance in one part of the analysis but not in others, perplexing outside experts.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN,
19 Mar. 2025
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Yes, that’s a lot of cask finishes to combine in one whiskey, something that could easily go overboard as flavors collide or get muddled in the process.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
8 June 2025
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Connelly refuses to allow the way that series ended to muddle the fact Minnesota was so strong over the second half of the campaign, and closed out each of its first two playoff series this spring in five games.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
2 June 2025
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“Blindside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blindside. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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