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Adjective
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Rylee Arnold, 28, recently purchased a home in Salt Lake City and was pleasantly surprised when her seller offered to cover many of the closing costs.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
29 June 2025 -
That could lead forecasters to be surprised when a hurricane suddenly intensifies.—
Rebecca Hersher,
NPR,
28 June 2025
Adjective
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The parents at this kind of show, of course, are less dumbstruck than the kids: The card is not floating but instead swinging on some string.—
Joseph Vukov,
Chicago Tribune,
29 July 2024
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Lyons can be a brilliant agent of chaos, a person whose presence left castmates starstruck before her bluntness left them dumbstruck.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
13 July 2023
Verb
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Many people get confused by these forms which contain code and jargon that rarely offer a clear explanation of anything.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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The Ice Age mammals, which should not be confused with the larger woolly mammoths, seemed to have an had an affinity for Orange County, where this one — and about a third of the state’s total — have been found.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
21 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The music industry was confounded.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
11 Dec. 2024
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The album confounded some critics upon its release, but was roundly embraced by fans as their favorite artist’s most unguarded statement to date.—
Jason Lipshutz,
Billboard,
19 Dec. 2024
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“Blindsided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blindsided. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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