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verb

past tense of befog
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for befogged
Adjective
  • As her body began to shiver and her mind grew hazy, extraction efforts only became more difficult.
    Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • At the new Bay View taproom, the brewery will serve small runs as well as Solemn Oath Brewery staples, such as its popular Lü Kölsch, Snaggletooth Bandana IPA, Small Wave City Club hazy IPA and Kidnapped by Vikings IPA.
    Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The scene where ‘80s teen Marty McFly borrows a scooter from a bewildered ‘50s kid and breaks off the handles to make a skateboard is one of the film’s most iconic moments.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Small wonder the performers emerged bewildered.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • One of the higher-ups felt my title Stairway to Heaven would be confused with the 1939 movie of the same name.
    Cameron Crowe, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Netflix’s co-CEOs then confused Wall Street by not slamming the door on a possible bid.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • One’s identity was obscured; the other two were Shelley Silver and Barbara Ozer, David’s mother.
    Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
  • However, by creating sharp boundaries, the schema obscured the subtleties of what happened between them.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The statues, which were carved and placed on the South Pacific's Easter Island between the 12th and 17th centuries, have puzzled travelers since the first European contact was made there in 1722.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
  • As my children both turned toward me, puzzled at my silence, the last three decades unfurled.
    Sofía Pereda, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • And don’t forget to take in the surrounding Carpathian Mountain landscape with its misty dense forest and nearby castles and medieval towns that are equally worthy of a visit.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Amelia Gray Hamlin Amelia Gray Hamlin partnered her black lace get-up with a sinister makeup look involving misty gray shadow.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Glancing around the standing-room-only party, filled with joyful hugs and happy chatter as guests drank spicy margaritas and nibbled on fries in paper cones printed with quotes from the book, a dazed Brown smiled.
    Hadley Meares, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
  • In one of the film’s least subtle moments, a dazed Bruce is startled to attention.
    Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Gone is the cynicism that clouded the Biden era.
    Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The marine theme park’s storied legacy has been clouded by accusations of animal mistreatment and an eventual eviction notice.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Befogged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/befogged. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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