as in perplexing
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as in baffling
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
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Recent Examples of bewildering
Andre Mouchard, Daily News, 9 May 2026
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
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
For Mitsuye, all that parenting energy was bewildering and, at times, amusing.
—Andre Mouchard, Daily News, 9 May 2026
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
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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In their last two losses, the Valkyries have struggled against athletic players like Las Vegas’ A’ja Wilson and Minnesota’s Natasha Howard, which makes Amihere’s lack of playing time perplexing.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
8 June 2026
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Despite the thriving community Sacramento FrontRunners is building, the group has not yet managed to overcome one perplexing problem — building membership among women.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2026
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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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As with other animal welfare labels, there is a large and sometimes confusing range of labels describing eggs produced in kinder ways.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Others behave like misleading traffic signs, sending confusing instructions.—
Charles J. Dimitroff,
The Conversation,
12 June 2026
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The 24 hours between Sunday and Monday made an already puzzling situation even more head spinning.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 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
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
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Bloody, disturbing, shocking, and entertaining as hell, the Ghost Ship opening couldn’t be any more different from the absolute slog that follows it, climaxing on a muddled and overly complicated ending.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
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So the relationship of high rates for long-term CDs and low rates for short-term CDs remains muddled.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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Norwegian Epic is awkward, distinctive and sometimes frustrating.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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The cancellation was frustrating enough, but this comes across as incredibly dismissive of the fans who support your career.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a disorganized area of shower and thunderstorms near the Yucatan Peninsula and the Bay of Campeche that is expected to develop into a broad area of low pressure.—
Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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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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“Bewildering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bewildering. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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