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as in frustrates
to prevent from achieving a goal
the language barrier baffled everyone and discouraged us from attempting another teleconference
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as in perplexes
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
she was baffled by the wording of the clause in the insurance policy
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Recent Examples of baffles
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
18 June 2026
Multiple baffles within the bladder help keep the liquid from sloshing around excessively, while a wide waterproof zipper across the top makes for easy filling, cleaning, and adding of electrolytes.
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Ben Coxworth
may 11,
New Atlas,
11 May 2026
This baffles and outrages Angela, a protective mom who, with other parents, pushes back against Gabor using her math classroom as a forum for introducing the outside world’s worst actions.
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Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
His disaffection baffles his acquaintances and pains his tubercular wife (a superb Quinn Jackson), whose doctor (Lambert Tamin) has only contempt for her husband’s agonizing.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
The lack of critical thinking right now actually baffles me.
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Greta Cross,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
The move baffles health care advocates and Medicaid experts.
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Daniel Chang,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
Mount predator baffles and guards to the pole or tree during installation.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
The continued controversy over the Bad Bunny Super Bowl performance baffles me.
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Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2026
Verb
Using humane methods like squirrel baffles and tree nets can effectively keep squirrels out of your fruit trees.
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Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
18 June 2026
Multiple baffles within the bladder help keep the liquid from sloshing around excessively, while a wide waterproof zipper across the top makes for easy filling, cleaning, and adding of electrolytes.
—
Ben Coxworth
may 11,
New Atlas,
11 May 2026
This baffles and outrages Angela, a protective mom who, with other parents, pushes back against Gabor using her math classroom as a forum for introducing the outside world’s worst actions.
—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
7 Apr. 2026
His disaffection baffles his acquaintances and pains his tubercular wife (a superb Quinn Jackson), whose doctor (Lambert Tamin) has only contempt for her husband’s agonizing.
—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
The lack of critical thinking right now actually baffles me.
—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
The move baffles health care advocates and Medicaid experts.
—
Daniel Chang,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
Mount predator baffles and guards to the pole or tree during installation.
—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
The continued controversy over the Bad Bunny Super Bowl performance baffles me.
—
Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baffles
Verb
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What frustrates me is when the CTA isn’t there.
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Part of what fascinates and frustrates as regards Ginsberg is that for all of those thick anthologies, propriety forces me to concede that many of the poems simply aren’t that good.
Verb
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But the unknown in that equation is what perplexes the Mavericks and has the team stuck for now.
Noun
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Going All in with Outdoor Fabrics When designing her Charleston, South Carolina, front porch, Alexandre Fleuren, founder of AF Interiors, was eager to display outdoor cushions made from eye-catching fabrics.
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The headphones make use of a breathable knit-mesh canopy and memory foam cushions, too.
Verb
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Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.
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Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.
Verb
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For three years straight, he’s kept up a pace that bewilders the industry’s leading comics.
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The narrator and his wife find that their attachment to the charismatic and cryptic Chibi grows with the cat’s increasing visits, in a way that bewilders them but somehow bonds them closer together.
Noun
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The visible gap for the door mechanism running across the rear fenders is unfortunate, especially since more basic minivans showcase clean surfaces there.
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Each year the fins grew larger, until the 1959 Cadillac Eldorado arrived with rear appendages soaring almost three feet above the rear fenders.
Verb
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But nobody confuses Harvard Extension School classes with the real thing.
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If a neighbor or sibling confuses the thread, summarize and invite a decision.
Noun
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From headlight housings and door trim to bumpers and exhaust tips, the polish doesn’t just work on chrome but also steel, copper, aluminum and brass.
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Delivery trucks, garbage workers, taxi drivers and honking motorists squeeze by parked cars on narrow side streets, sometimes ripping off side view mirrors or leaving scrapes on bumpers.
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“Baffles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baffles. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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