as in to befuddle
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Recent Examples of blindside
Keeping an eye on the horizon (while ever sharpening their prediction skills) ensures they aren’t blindsided by external shifts.
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John Cairney, Sportico.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Because companies that aren’t future-focused get blindsided by external forces.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
That’s made Ortiz feel welcome months after a trade that blindsided him.
—Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
By the end of 2022, Google would shut down Stadia entirely, blindsiding even more game developers.
—Ars Technica, 18 Mar. 2025
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John Cairney, Sportico.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Because companies that aren’t future-focused get blindsided by external forces.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
That’s made Ortiz feel welcome months after a trade that blindsided him.
—Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
By the end of 2022, Google would shut down Stadia entirely, blindsiding even more game developers.
—Ars Technica, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blindside
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The Trump administration appears to be leaving no stone unturned with its sweeping tariffs around the globe, from rocky outcrops home to polar bears in the Arctic to tiny tropical islands to a former British penal colony whose leader is befuddled that it was targeted.—
Rod Mcguirk and Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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As such, Hackman's turn as a private investigator befuddled by the disappearance of a former movie star's daughter was, for many years, mostly forgotten despite the actor scoring a BAFTA nomination for the performance.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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This match exposed a couple of ugly issues the tour has to address and left spectators bewildered for long stretches at a time.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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While some stars dazzle in their glamorous attire, others have stumbled into the realm of fashion faux pas, leaving audiences bewildered.—
WWD Staff,
WWD,
21 Feb. 2025
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Toy Story saw a happy-go-lucky cowboy figurine named Woody (Tom Hanks) have his world shaken up when his owner Andy (John Morris) received a cool, brand new action figure by the name of Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen).—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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There have been efforts to shake up the primary care market, perhaps most notably One Medical, which charges members $199 a year, and was acquired by Amazon for $3.9 billion two years ago.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Sometimes the images are grim, sometimes chipper, often a disconcerting blend of the two.—
James Poniewozik,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Other disconcerting maladies included non-operable windshield wipers and a flickering water-temperature gauge.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2025
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The White Lotus Composer Cristóbal Tapia de Veer Quits After Having 'Last Fight' with Show Creator Mike White Fans were blown away by the actor's seemingly unknown talent and had thoughts.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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But a thunderstorm that brought intense wind and rain swept through the nation's capital Monday night, blowing away many of the blossoms and cutting short the spring spectacle that millions gather to see in D.C. every year.—
Lisa Thomson,
NPR,
1 Apr. 2025
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But there are discomfiting signs that HTS is already abandoning an inclusive mentality and intends to consolidate single-party Islamist rule.—
Fawaz A. Gerges,
Foreign Affairs,
27 Jan. 2025
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But overjoyed liberals seem to again have a discomfiting ally in Trump, who released a curious post-collapse statement that appeared to heap ridicule on Putin.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2024
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And some Democrats are still perplexed by the fact that last November Donald Trump became the first Republican since maybe Abraham Lincoln to carry Fall River.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
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Dahl was especially perplexed by the response to Evans’s fall.—
Ronan Farrow,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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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,
2 Apr. 2025
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But the entire $19.9 million would count on Miami’s books, which muddles the math and complicates potential trades.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Blindside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blindside. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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