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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
James O. Cunningham, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
Rods and panels will be extended out further allowing sunshine to fully enter the space when curtains are open, and blind-style options will have a big moment in 2026.
—Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 5 Jan. 2026
Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
Nostalgia is a lovely lie and can blind us to what’s right in front of us.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Dec. 2025
Opening blinds or curtains to allow the sun to help heat up a room.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 26 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Historically, the dehumanizing views of Holmes and Freud flow from secularism’s blind faith in science.
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In the cockpit, Shirley Red 1 was suddenly engulfed in blinding light.
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The album’s cover art is from the POV of a neighbor peeking through the window’s blinds with Mai gazing back at them while seated in a lounge chair.
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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.—
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Kelly cited a string of events in which Hegseth allegedly appeared drunk with his staff.—
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Perry shared in the book that Aniston was the first costar to confront him about his addiction despite him never having been drunk on set.—
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Long before audiences saw Glinda’s dazzling pink dresses or Elphaba’s dramatic layered ensembles on the big screen, Paul Tazewell was imagining how silhouette, color and texture would bring the witches of Oz to life.—
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From dazzling flowers to delicious vegetables, these plants put on a gold medal-worthy performance in the garden.—
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Try it in a breakfast nook, living room, or bedroom for a fresh morning feeling, all of the time.—
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Pull up a chair in a comfortable nook and check out the menu, which has a selection of great coffees but where tea is a highlight.—
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Politicians should weigh genuine options and be forced, to whatever extent possible, to explain their ends, rather than treat such ideals as democracy and freedom like smoke screens for secret ones.—
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The nominal aims of orders to, for example, stop anti-semitism or halt the teaching of diversity, equity and inclusion topics are smoke screens for an attempt to hobble institutions that are perceived to house a liberal elite.—
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Then there’s the additional intrigue of just how Bocelli makes his way through the world, as a sightless person, constantly on the go.—
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These tiny fossorial ophidians — though not the tiniest (that title belongs to this 4-inch snake from Barbados) — are nearly sightless.—
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The play saw the actors star as two strangers who have a drunken one-night stand after meeting at a wedding.—
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Arizona is home to some of the nation's strictest laws on drunken driving.—
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So we were stunned to read about how Sean Harden, chair of the Chicago Board of Education as duly appointed by Mayor Brandon Johnson, reportedly had launched two internal investigations into how that board’s super-secret business got into the hands of reporters.—
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Others were stunned by individual line items.—
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“Blind.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blind. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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