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as in blinded
lacking the power of sight
our old blind cat kept walking into walls and furniture
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as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
you'd have to be really blind to think that was a good idea
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as in smoke screen
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Recent Examples of blind
Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2025
Rico’s blind self-confidence imbues him with some all-American charm, but the three women in his life aren’t so bullish on his career.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 31 Jan. 2025
Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
As for their children, they’d been taught Duck and Cover drills at school — partly to avoid the broken glass that would shoot from the windows like a million transparent weapons post-impact, blinding some and killing others, but also to protect themselves in the event of a total building collapse.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
More than half of the window blinds are pulled down, including the one next to him.
—David Szalay, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Comments Netflix's Love Is Blind seeks to answer a question that's haunted humanity for centuries: Is love blind?
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2025
Rico’s blind self-confidence imbues him with some all-American charm, but the three women in his life aren’t so bullish on his career.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
Cold, weak and blinded by jet fuel, Tirado was barely hanging onto a dangling life preserver before her grip gave out.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
As for their children, they’d been taught Duck and Cover drills at school — partly to avoid the broken glass that would shoot from the windows like a million transparent weapons post-impact, blinding some and killing others, but also to protect themselves in the event of a total building collapse.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
Bucks are also good at finding trails and travel routes that elude stand locations, blinds, and other hunting setups.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
More than half of the window blinds are pulled down, including the one next to him.
—David Szalay, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blind
Adjective
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There’s even a skill tree for drinking alcohol, and one of the unlockable perks allows Henry to be 20-percent quieter when drunk.—
George Yang,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 2025
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After three hours together, one of my friends was extremely drunk.—
Harriette Cole,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Supporting cast like Alain Delon and Claudia Cardinale handsomely fill out Piero Tosi’s dazzling costumes, which were nominated for an Oscar.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2025
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Tom Robbins dazzled millions of readers with the whimsy and imagination in his bestselling novels, such as 1984's Jitterbug Perfume, Skinny Legs and All, from 1990, and Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, a 1976 book adapted by director Gus Van Sant into a 1993 film.—
Tom Vitale,
NPR,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The low-profile triangular swivel mop head is ideal for sliding into tricky-to-reach nooks and crannies.—
Maria Conti,
Southern Living,
30 Jan. 2025
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Some embers race away on the wind and find their way into vulnerable nooks and crannies in a home, such as open vents, palm tree bark or a broom left on the front porch.—
Evan Bush,
NBC News,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The concern is that this might be a kind of smoke screen.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
25 Oct. 2024
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Any dignified motivations that had once held sway—making art for art’s sake, acting to minimize suffering—became smoke screens to distract others from my selfishness.—
Manvir Singh,
The New Yorker,
9 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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That makes for quick, sightless control of both radio volume and climate temperature.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2024
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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
Adjective
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The hard part is carrying around a half drunken flute of champagne.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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While speeding and drunken driving remain issues in Warsaw, the city is committed to the Vision Zero framework, which seeks to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries.—
Erika Page,
The Christian Science Monitor,
3 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Father stunned when stranger pays his restaurant bill A dad having breakfast with his kids was amazed when a stranger out of nowhere took care of his bill.—
Christine Rousselle,
Fox News,
8 Feb. 2025
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They were stunned by the incandescence of her skin.—
Beth Landman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Georgiou asks, forcing Alok to drop his drug-dealing cover.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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Reduce the heat and cover, simmering for 2 hours, stirring frequently.—
Bev Barrett,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Blind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blind. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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