blinds 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of blind
as in stuns
to overpower with light the bright lights in the TV studio momentarily blinded the quiz show contestants

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noun

plural of blind
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as in nooks

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as in smoke screens

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Recent Examples of blinds
Verb
Odysseus blinds the Cyclops and escapes Circe with the help of a magic herb, but not before losing some of his men. — John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026 After Odysseus blinds him and later reveals his true identity, Polyphemus calls on Poseidon to curse the rest of the hero’s voyage home. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026 Dust blinds every two weeks and clean them at least twice each year to maintain a fresh, healthy home. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 1 July 2026 Gartner predicts that over 40% of agentic AI projects will be canceled by 2027, and analyst Anushree Verma noted that most are driven by hype that blinds organizations to real deployment complexity. — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026 The way that Nathan’s wealth and ideology blinds him to the implications and risks of his technology is eerily similar to the behavior of contemporary techworld figures like Palantir’s Alex Karp. — David Faris, TheWeek, 22 Apr. 2026 But this technocratic benevolence blinds officials to the economic anxieties on the ground. — Yunus Emre Tozal, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026 Impacts can disable sensors, snap fins, or stir sediment that blinds cameras. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026 Set in the 1930s in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee, the show imagines Charles Dickens’ Ebenezer Scrooge as the owner of a mining company town where his callous greed blinds him to the joys and gifts of the season. — Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2025
Noun
The large slats of shutters might be easier to vacuum than those of mini blinds or even cellular shades, so make a plan based on your window blind type and style. — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blinds
  1. stuns
  2. nooks
  3. fronts
  4. dazzles
  5. recesses
  6. frauds
  7. overwhelms
  8. nests
Verb
  • Designed by architect Bart Prince, this sculptural spot stuns with floor-to-ceiling windows and six viewing decks with impressive vistas of the Sandia Mountains.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Paula Abdul stuns in neon orange for The Hollywood Reporter’s A-list Aesthetics event at Hotel Bel-Air on July 15 in Los Angeles.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Definition of stuns
Noun
  • This annual festival is a love letter to the nooks and crannies of Iceland’s design scene.
    — Erika Owen, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Snakes are ectothermic and rely on outside heat to regulate their body temperature, so a dark, warm engine bay makes an appealing shelter — and offers plenty of nooks to hide from predators.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of nooks
Noun
  • Polymarket and Kalshi are fighting the gambling question particularly on more than a dozen fronts.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The past few weeks have certainly brought a lot of effort by David Ellison to put pressure on you on multiple fronts — the media, the industry, the courtroom.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of fronts
Verb
  • Clean and sculpted glamour Hilary Duff dazzles the polished side of her natal Venus in Libra with a white halter dress that feels clean, elegant and sensual.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Strawberry Fields Salad dazzles, from the green of the lettuce, to the creamy white of the cheese, to those gorgeous red strawberries on top.
    — Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of dazzles
Noun
  • This allegedly caused the cancellation of school recesses, and also ruining weddings and funerals.
    — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Mayor Kevin McCarty’s spokesperson Geneva Jacob did not answer a question about why the recess went on longer than several other recent recesses, citing closed session restrictions.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of recesses
Noun
  • In 2018, Modi was accused by Indian authorities of orchestrating one of the country’s largest bank frauds in modern history.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • In 2024, Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison for orchestrating what prosecutors have called one of the biggest financial frauds in American history.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of frauds
Verb
  • And yet, in Yoon’s hands, a character’s suffering never overwhelms their capacity for tenderness.
    — Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • One person has died and rescues are underway as catastrophic flooding overwhelms the Hill Country, a little more than a year after the July 4 floods killed more than 130 people in Central Texas.
    — Mary Ella Hastings July 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
Definition of overwhelms
Noun
  • In the Chesapeake Bay, osprey chicks are dying in their nests at rates not seen since the DDT era.
    — Mark Robichaux, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Paper wasps build nests under eaves, benches and fence railings and will sting if disturbed.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of nests

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