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as in embarrassed
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress
was flustered when her parents dragged out her baby pictures for her new boyfriend
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Recent Examples of flustered
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2026
The comedy is instead more deadpan, with Rhys playing the flustered straight man against a (sometimes literal) murderer’s row of ensemble members and guest stars.
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Alison Herman,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
26 Apr. 2026
But Klubnik can get flustered in the pocket at times, and that can get him in trouble.
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Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
But her teacher, typically gregarious, seemed flustered.
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Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2026
The comedy is instead more deadpan, with Rhys playing the flustered straight man against a (sometimes literal) murderer’s row of ensemble members and guest stars.
—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
Lullaby, Book of Love’s 1988 follow-up, is the sound of a band that felt surprised and flustered by unexpected success.
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Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
26 Apr. 2026
But Klubnik can get flustered in the pocket at times, and that can get him in trouble.
—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for flustered
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flustered
Adjective
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On Friday, a cloud of irritated bees swarmed the linden’s trunk about 20 feet up, where wind from strong storms the night before had snapped it.
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Azaria was not the only one irritated at Swift’s Game 4 courtside presence.
Verb
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The Chicago White Sox, a team many left for dead at the start of the year, embarrassed the Kansas City Royals Friday night, 22-1.
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The case has generated intense international attention because of Hoiby's connection to the royal family, who have been embarrassed by it.
Adjective
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Katie Wilson won an upset victory to lead Seattle last fall.
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This is an odd thing to be upset about.
Verb
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It's called cognitive empathy, not to be confused with emotional empathy.
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So The Listeners — not to be confused with 2022’s The Listener starring Tessa Thompson and you in a voice role — is just now reaching the States.
Adjective
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Oprah selected it for her book club; at her compound in Montecito, Whitehead was so nervous that her staff insisted on blow-drying the damp patches of his dress shirt before they were introduced.
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The low unemployment rate had made many economists nervous, including some on the Fed.
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The 27-year-old right-hander isn’t easily rattled, which is one of the reasons the Mets like him.
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In late May, in broad daylight, residents across Massachusetts and beyond saw a brilliant flash in the sky, followed by two sonic booms that rattled windows, shook houses, and prompted a flood of 911 calls.
Adjective
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Pitman grew even more agitated.
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Players grew agitated having to wait, but James was sending a message to Irving and the rest of his teammates.
Adjective
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Dickinson appeared somewhere between perturbed and seething.
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“Flustered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flustered. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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