as in to befuddle
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Recent Examples of blindside
Israel was blindsided and struggled to respond, but Netanyahu has never accepted responsibility for the intelligence and security failings and says an inquiry will come after the war.
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NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024
However, years later now Michael Oher claims he was blindsided by the movie that so many of us know and love, underscoring the importance of his perspective for a balanced narrative.
—Mack Muldofsky, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2024
In April, the smart speaker company blindsided existing customers with a new app that was riddled with bugs and lacked basic functionality.
—Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2024
Ashley’s company said it was blindsided by the capital raise, and needed to act quickly.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 30 Sep. 2024
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NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024
However, years later now Michael Oher claims he was blindsided by the movie that so many of us know and love, underscoring the importance of his perspective for a balanced narrative.
—Mack Muldofsky, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2024
In April, the smart speaker company blindsided existing customers with a new app that was riddled with bugs and lacked basic functionality.
—Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2024
Ashley’s company said it was blindsided by the capital raise, and needed to act quickly.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blindside
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After Pakman explains the way tariffs harm American companies, Kelly seems befuddled.Allison Morrow, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
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Shopping within the Dash Smart Shelf product category was just as befuddling as going directly to Amazon.com.Lauren Goode, WIRED, 8 Mar. 2021
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Americans and Brits, being less royalist and more empirical in temperament, are bewildered by the general French understanding that the top thinker is supposed to be imperious and maximalist.Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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She remains moved by a frank conversation with a boat captain in Copenhagen who was bewildered about people in the US having registries for honeymoons and also births.Rosie Bell, WIRED, 22 Sep. 2024
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Jackson’s Achilles tear will keep him out for a while, perhaps the rest of the ongoing season, and will force the blue and gold to shake up their rotation.Tony East, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Though in the last few days of the race messaging from outside groups has shook up that perception.Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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There is something especially disconcerting seeing Vladimir Putin smiling like the cat who ate the canary at this week’s BRICs Summit.Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
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Shooting that scene, Radia told me, involved putting a lot of trust in Kay and Down to make sure the violence had the appropriate level of disconcerting surprise.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
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On Thursday night at Citi Field, the Dodgers might have provided the best example yet, blowing away the New York Mets with a 10-2 win in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series.Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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The Philippines weather agency had warned the the storm could blow away roofs and shatter windows and wreak extensive damage to farmland, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.ASSOCIATED PRESS, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
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The points this story makes about the human capacity for empathy, who merits collective forgiveness, and the stubborn persistence of the death penalty are discomfiting.Sarah Weinman, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Greeley also faced vicious political attacks, discomfiting even for a man who was accustomed to controversy.Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
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As a nearly life-long Democrat from a fifth-generation Kansas family farm, a family of Trump supporters, and married to a self-professed, ultra-MAGA Trumper, I’m perplexed.Ted Trimpa, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
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They were perplexed, but their relationship with their son was already rocky.Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
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Fresh herbs, such as basil or mint, can be muddled to release their natural oils, adding a fresh aromatic element to cocktails.Rachel King, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Murphy’s recent shows at his legacy home base, FX, have been muddled and baroque, but on ABC, he’s got the goods, as evidenced by the premiere episode of his new show set on a luxury cruise ship.Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Blindside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blindside. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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