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verb

past tense of blind
as in dazed
to overpower with light the bright lights in the TV studio momentarily blinded the quiz show contestants

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blinded
Verb
  • For the coveted shoot, the Olympic athlete stunned in a variety of looks.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
  • However, most were stunned at Dawn's story.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • For children to collect SSI they must be disabled or blind, according to the Social Security Administration.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Regan befriended Bridger, who died in 1881 blind and penniless after living his final years in Westport, and rubbed shoulders with the James brothers.
    Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The total solar eclipse dazzled New Hampshire's North Country.
    Natalie Escobar, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Meryl Streep dazzled in Valentino, Michelle Yeoh rocked Bottega Veneta with new bangs, Emily in Paris‘ Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu sashayed in sculptural Schiaparelli.
    Alison Edmond, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Still, there has been worry within some league circles that the Bears have jumped into yet another critical hiring cycle like a blindfolded third grader hoping to break open the birthday party piñata.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Read Next Texas Why are blindfolded sheep flying through the air?
    Mitchell Willetts, Sacramento Bee, 12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • That makes for quick, sightless control of both radio volume and climate temperature.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Our new unlucky heroine is terminally ill writer Sam (Lupita Nyong’o), out of the hospital on a day trip to the city when sightless monsters begin falling from the sky.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 28 June 2024
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“Blinded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blinded. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.

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