variants also openmouthed

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bewildered
Adjective
  • A couple was left bewildered after discovering an unfamiliar cat helping itself to their own pet's food in a now-viral TikTok video that has left viewers on the platform in hysterics.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
  • Officials in other places that had voted overwhelmingly for President Trump but were far from the front lines of the immigration debate were simply bewildered.
    Campbell Robertson, New York Times, 31 May 2025
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“Open-mouthed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/open-mouthed. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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