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Recent Examples of bemuse The Knicks could only shake their heads, bemused by the disconnect between Suggs’ aggressive play and his apparent disbelief in the foul. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024 Mike Piazza still seems bemused by the twists of fate in 1998 and beyond that have turned him into a franchise icon. Jerry Beach, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024 The main still from the film — taken from the film’s opening scene and on show in Cannes — sees Chardy in car wearing a sparkling sci-fi headpiece, which bemused her son. Alex Ritman, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024 But for now, Bo-Katan seems mostly bemused by Mando's faith in his cult. Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for bemuse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bemuse
Verb
  • What interested him most was why his captors had resorted to kidnapping him and his father in the first place.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
  • For now, the editorial line of the streamers in France doesn’t interest me.
    Annika Pham, Variety, 12 June 2025
Verb
  • Lynskey says she’s been bewildered by the fans who’ve directed online vitriol at Shauna this season, while seemingly forgiving the sins of Shauna’s husband Jeff (Warren Cole) and the heinous crimes committed by Misty (Christina Ricci).
    Todd Longwell, Variety, 2 June 2025
  • Both were bewildered by this fashion design travesty.
    Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • Hall also got into bits and pieces of 19 games with the Nuggets, totaling just 114 minutes, but his G League sample is the part that intrigues.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 20 June 2025
  • What intrigued you about those existential questions at play here?
    Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
Verb
  • The stock comeback of the last two months has perplexed many investors, who remain befuddled by the market's insistence to look past conflict, tariffs and major challenges to the economic outlook, to make short work of recovering losses from their April lows.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 20 June 2025
  • That wasn't enough to heal Carol's injury, however, leaving her owner perplexed about how to help the pup.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Verb
  • The writer was fascinated with sharks after spotting them during childhood fishing trips with his father on Nantucket.
    Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 20 June 2025
  • That stuff about the Gunn Mummy fascinates me though.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • The man is Jack Ryan, not to be confused with the Jack Ryan dreamed up by Tom Clancy.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
  • And some say they were confused by what their leases said about renters’ insurance, and they were left without coverage.
    Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • After birth, a baby is immediately immersed in a sea of words and rhythm, as their caregivers coo over them, chatter and sing lullabies.
    Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
  • But, according to Hoffman, corporate citizenship leaders are immersing themselves in extensive planning for both short-term and long-term challenges as well as identifying opportunities for continued growth and sustained impact in their companies and communities.
    Timothy J. McClimon, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Verb
  • When Burrell wasn’t tapped to join the show’s 28th season in January — after playing a central role in the first 27 — viewers were appalled and even Burrell was baffled.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 18 June 2025
  • Many bat species live for 20 to 40 years, in the wild or in captivity, baffling scientists.
    Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 17 June 2025

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“Bemuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bemuse. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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