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adjective

as in unsighted

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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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Recent Examples of blinded
Adjective
Fake controversies that always tilt against one specific viewpoint and ideology that they are too blinded to understand. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026 One of the critical risks to patient privacy is the accidental inclusion of personally identifiable information in what is supposed to be a blinded data payload. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
The blast injured 22 other churchgoers, including a 12-year-old girl, Sarah Jean Collins, who was blinded in one eye. — Jason Wollschleger, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026 One of his sons hid the gem in the crack of his cell wall before he was blinded and deposed. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026 Drafters get blinded by big names and tend to overrate players. — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026 The affected utilities, which were not named, were temporarily blinded when automated systems went down. — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 One puzzle blinded a member of my crew, who then relied on our screaming from the sidelines to cross a path. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 He was partially blinded in a chemical accident years ago while cleaning a boat at the island docks. — Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 20 July 2026 Poseidon, upset that Odysseus blinded his son, the Cyclops Polyphemus, decides to make his return home difficult and long and wet. — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026 By the study’s end, 98% of participants had undergone brain autopsy, and more than 600 brains were examined by neuropathologists who were blinded to the sisters’ cognitive test results. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blinded
  1. blindfold
  2. dazed
  3. blind
  4. stunned
  5. blindfolded
  6. dazzled
  7. sightless
Adjective
  • Anika Reed Was the blindfold the biggest trend of the Met Gala?
    — Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 20 May 2026
  • The host handed me a blindfold and Bose noise-canceling headphones, playing the hypnotic sounds of a space drum with birds chirping in the distance.
    — Shelby Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Definition of blindfold
Verb
  • Despite looking dazed, Guerrero scampered home to tie the game at 1-1.
    — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • When the Knicks won, Berns was dazed.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
Definition of dazed
Adjective
  • Kaleigh mentioned her 27-year-old brother Cody, who is blind and has autism.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Minutes later, when the answers were blind, those same students estimated that over 80% of their peers were using the technology for nearly everything.
    — Jason Corso, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of blind
Verb
  • Once broken, the enemy is stunned and vulnerable to a powerful, unique finisher attack.
    — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Westlake is coming off an impressive triple OT win over Newbury Park, while Agoura stunned Saugus in Week 0.
    — Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of stunned
Adjective
  • As a result, distributors often manage their business blindfolded.
    — Mike Biwer, Forbes.com, 17 June 2026
  • Kittleson was zip-tied, blindfolded, and moved to multiple locations during her captivity.
    — Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of blindfolded
Verb
  • The 22-year-old dazzled in his first few appearances after joining City from French side Troyes in 2024 (having impressed on loan at Girona in 2023-24), but then faded fast, recording just two goals across 53 league appearances for the club.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Those images dazzled the staff and were published in a editorial spread, and set off her photographic career.
    — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of dazzled
Adjective
  • Experts stated that there is still more to be known about the mechanism by which these sightless cells perceive the game or understand their objectives.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Then there’s the additional intrigue of just how Bocelli makes his way through the world, as a sightless person, constantly on the go.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Definition of sightless

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