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as in stunning
to overpower with light
the bright lights in the TV studio momentarily blinded the quiz show contestants
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Recent Examples of blinding
PCMAG, 27 Oct. 2024
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the House, the blinding, sharp-cut wig was an ode to Mugler’s archival past.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 9 Oct. 2024
Then, severe thunderstorms at the end of May brought blinding rain, impressive hail and winds over 70 mph to Houston.
—Scott Dance, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
What’s most striking is that when a shower of meteorites hits Earth, the city explodes almost instantly, and as Samira staggers from the hospice bus in a blinding cloud of white dust, the images inevitably evoke haunting associations with the rain of ash that blanketed Lower Manhattan on 9/11.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024
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The whites of balloons, lights, and shirts range from bright to almost blinding, with excellent granularity between.
—PCMAG, 27 Oct. 2024
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the House, the blinding, sharp-cut wig was an ode to Mugler’s archival past.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 9 Oct. 2024
Then, severe thunderstorms at the end of May brought blinding rain, impressive hail and winds over 70 mph to Houston.
—Scott Dance, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
What’s most striking is that when a shower of meteorites hits Earth, the city explodes almost instantly, and as Samira staggers from the hospice bus in a blinding cloud of white dust, the images inevitably evoke haunting associations with the rain of ash that blanketed Lower Manhattan on 9/11.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blinding
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Nowhere is this failure more glaring than in housing, and nowhere is that more evident than in California.Rigel Robinson, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
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The most glaring example of Trump’s penchant for relying on acting heads centered around the Office of Management and Budget where Russell Vought served as acting director for a year and a half before winning full Senate confirmation.Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 30 Nov. 2024
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Activities range from yacht cruises along Lake Boca to a Sip & Shop down Palm Beach’s dazzling Worth Avenue—but for anyone that’s interested in the more technical aspects of viticulture, a Winemaker Series session is essential.Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Experience dazzling laser lights synced to your favorite Taylor Swift songs.Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 8 Dec. 2024
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Glaser, from a very glancing stylistic consideration, looks like a multicam by comparison.Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2024
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Even so, Joonam is too scattershot and distanced from culture and politics to resonate with the news — potentially the film’s greatest draw — in more than a glancing way.Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2023
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To assemble the properties, Disney razed City Winery (which before that was another media center, the home of El Diario/La Prensa) and a full block of low-rise commercial buildings, but a 2013 rezoning precluded replacing them with a single glittering glass stalagmite.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 Dec. 2024
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The view of the glittering jade ocean from the bed is a highlight.Harriet Marsden, The Week UK, theweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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This year there have been multiple flaring incidents, including planned flaring that occurred during maintenance work in February and several weeks in April and May.Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2024
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Oil refining giant Valero must pay a $1.2 million penalty for major flaring incidents at its Benicia facility that spewed dark plumes of pollutants into neighborhoods, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday.Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2023
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Much like watching people paddle a boat, watching people carry heavy objects is not the most scintillating television.Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
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The 120th World Series offers one of the most scintillating matchups in recent memory.Kevin Dotson, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Blinding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blinding. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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