baffles 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of baffle
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baffles

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noun

plural of baffle

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of baffles
Noun
Take the quiz here … DUGOUT SECRETS – Mysterious wooden canoe found after Hurricane Ian still baffles experts three years later. FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025 One case that still baffles is the macabre story of Virginia McCullough, who killed her parents for their money – and then lived with their bodies for four years. Kc Baker, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baffles
Verb
  • This inconsistency frustrates drivers and reduces their confidence in public charging networks, further slowing EV adoption.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Naturally, this frustrates Marshall, not for himself, but for the countless players who lives who dedicate their lives to servicing others in need.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Yet, there’s still that debt that hampers investment.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
  • His lack of strength also hampers him on defense.
    Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The designs were puckish and gender-bending, evoking both awe and repulsion—the sort of clothing that titillates lovers of conceptual fashion and bewilders the uninitiated.
    Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Wedged in the far southeastern corner of the bottom of the continent, between South Africa and Mozambique, Eswatini is the last absolute monarchy in Africa, a status that bewilders modernizers and beguiles traditionalists.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Visitors also discovered a Zen Room with agarwood scents, cushions and bell chimes, offering a tranquil pause before returning to the bustle of Paris.
    Footwear News, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, at UMaine, administrators spent the spring and summer more or less searching the couch cushions for quarters to keep various research projects afloat.
    Emma Green, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Typically caused by a sensitive immune system — which confuses innocuous bacteria for harmful pathogens — symptoms include fever, fatigue, abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, loss of appetite and weight loss, anemia, skin changes, arthritis and more.
    Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The disinformation pushed by these types of influencers confuses audiences, leaves them less informed, and erodes trust in actual journalism.
    Taylor Lorenz, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The fact that Christian didn’t pull the lines and fenders at night makes for an actual problem in the morning, which Christian doesn’t even realize until much later, after the guests have left.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Full fenders keep detritus and damp stuff at bay, and Tektro hydraulic brakes providing stopping power.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Zam Studios’ additional credits include the Smiling Friends shorts, Smiling Symphonies, Billy Idol Should Be Dead documentary, and bumpers for Rick & Morty and Adult Swim.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
  • As with other good car designs that endured well beyond their 1960s-era prime, the Type 14 eventually became encumbered by massive rubber bumpers and oversized taillamps by 1973, though even these later models retain their charm.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For families without savings buffers, a higher cost baseline is the real story.
    Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Their plan shows 80-foot setbacks and 40-foot tree buffers, along with a multi-use path along East John Street.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Baffles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baffles. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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