as in to befuddle
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Recent Examples of blindside
Legal protections can also keep you safe from being blindsided by someone else patenting your idea and suing for infringement.
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Check Warner Mbe, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The Senate’s passage of Caine’s nomination comes after Trump blindsided the Pentagon and Congress in February with the firing of seven top officials, including Brown and Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the first female chief of naval operations.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
The urgency isn’t likely to ease, especially after the Dodgers were blindsided by a sweep at the hands of the Angels over the weekend.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 19 May 2025
About 550 people — most of them online but about 50 in person — joined the meeting, which was held to revisit the proposal after opponents expressed fierce opposition and said they were blindsided by it.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2025
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Check Warner Mbe, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The Senate’s passage of Caine’s nomination comes after Trump blindsided the Pentagon and Congress in February with the firing of seven top officials, including Brown and Adm. Lisa Franchetti, the first female chief of naval operations.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
The urgency isn’t likely to ease, especially after the Dodgers were blindsided by a sweep at the hands of the Angels over the weekend.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 19 May 2025
About 550 people — most of them online but about 50 in person — joined the meeting, which was held to revisit the proposal after opponents expressed fierce opposition and said they were blindsided by it.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blindside
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Cameron Lindsay, a former federal prison warden, was befuddled that Massey was locked in a first-floor cell of the facility, saying that his past warranted far more attention from corrections staff.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
29 May 2025
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Although you might be temporarily befuddled and overwhelmed, nothing will get in your way.—
Liz Simmons,
StyleCaster,
27 May 2025
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Babb acknowledged that the team was bewildered at the stunning turn of events.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
30 May 2025
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They were bewildered for me, and so was all the other staff.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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While there’s a ton of natural volatility in fantasy football, the running back position gets shaken up a lot more than wide receiver on a year to year basis.—
Steve Bradshaw,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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The Kansas City Royals shook up their roster Friday as Hunter Renfroe was designated for assignment.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2025
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In contrast, and a disconcerting issue with today’s generative AI and LLMs, is that the latest AI tends to work on a non-deterministic basis.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Yes, Biden had gone into that disconcerting whisper mode among that one clutch.—
Jake Tapper,
New Yorker,
13 May 2025
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Wicked is one of my favorite Broadway musicals and I was absolutely blown away by the film adaptation from Jon M. Chu and Universal Pictures last year.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Realtor Heather Gibbs stated that he was 'blown away' by the work that went into building the property.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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Badgley has made no secret of the fact that he was discomfited by fans online begging Joe Goldberg to lock them in cages.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
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The president’s actions appear to be a response to the market bloodbath — a discomfiting development for many Trump supporters who depend on union pension funds or 401(k) retirement accounts.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2025
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There was one final thing that left St John perplexed.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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The results achieved statistical significance in one part of the analysis but not in others, perplexing outside experts.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN,
19 Mar. 2025
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Time and again, TV Ellie feels weirdly neutered by the writing, her motivations and characterization oddly muddled and inconsistent.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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His passable ensemble wisely included a pedal-steel guitarist and violinist, yet the mix muddled their contributions on an abundance of mid- and high-tempo material.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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“Blindside.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blindside. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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