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Recent Examples of bewildering
Zach Harper, New York Times, 8 May 2026
For decades, getting the most out of the terminal required that traders memorized an arcane and bewildering set of three- and four-letter keyboard commands and shortcuts, each of which called up a different feature, function, or dataset.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Keith O'Brien, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2026
Even a principled, well-meaning actor like Claude could face bewildering ethical conflicts.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Ajay Mitchell had 20 points, and Jared McCain dropped 18 off the bench, making his trade from the 76ers this season even more bewildering.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 8 May 2026
For decades, getting the most out of the terminal required that traders memorized an arcane and bewildering set of three- and four-letter keyboard commands and shortcuts, each of which called up a different feature, function, or dataset.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
McNutt housed some 700 kids — about one-third of the population of French Lick — and Bird found the campus outside the dormitory walls bewildering.
—Keith O'Brien, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2026
Even a principled, well-meaning actor like Claude could face bewildering ethical conflicts.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bewildering
Adjective
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The famed Altar Stone is far more perplexing, however.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
4 June 2026
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On June 3, Mercury in Cancer will square off with Neptune in Aries, creating a perplexing atmosphere where emotions, assumptions and mixed signals can easily distort the truth.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
Verb
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For more than four minutes Darnold drove downfield, connecting on three of four passes, baffling the pass rushers, bleeding the clock, and by the time the Seahawks finally gave the ball back, the Rams had only 25 seconds to live.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Though some of the recent playoff defeats have been baffling and call for self-evaluation within the organization, the culture has been a huge net positive overall.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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The lack of clarity makes choosing a company potentially confusing for patients, and the medical profession is partly to blame, said Jamy Ard, an obesity doctor and researcher at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Swimsuits for women my size are typically cumbersome, made with a confusing excess of fabric, and frumpy.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
29 May 2026
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Police are investigating after puzzling footage posted online shows a group of men emerging from a manhole in Brooklyn early Friday morning.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2026
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Johnson insists that feels fine, so the loss of velocity is puzzling to the Angels.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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Grief is one of the most confounding aspects of the human experience.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
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In 2021, one year into D’Amaro’s tenure and following COVID shutdowns, Disney did away with FastPass and introduced a confounding and very costly series of pay-to-skip passes, which require timing advanced booking of limited slots in these formerly free-to-enter shorter lines.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Guests still arrive early, order a brandy Old Fashioned—made the local way, without muddled fruit—and settle in for the experience.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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To wit, Tuesday’s primary—particularly the free-for-all campaign for governor to succeed Gavin Newsom—remains too muddled to call, with millions of outstanding ballots likely yet to be counted.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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Korda’s final putt of the day curled in the right side of the cup to solidify her second consecutive round of 67 at Riviera after beginning the championship with a frustrating 2-over 73.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
7 June 2026
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Deer And Rabbit Damage Deer have a frustrating habit of nibbling the flowers off of hydrangeas.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 June 2026
Adjective
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Orks are almost identical to their Warhammer Fantasy counterparts; an unrelenting and largely disorganized species, but now spread across the stars.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
2 June 2026
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When hiring technology falls short, applicants often conclude the employer itself may be disorganized or outdated.—
ByBryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Bewildering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bewildering. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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