buffaloed

past tense of buffalo
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for buffaloed
Verb
  • Ultimately, the quarterback fooled the Raiders into thinking the team wasn't going to go for it.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and coach Andy Reid showed off a clever trick play on Sunday that fooled more than just the opposing Las Vegas Raiders.
    Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This isn’t the first time the value of a thrift store find has left the internet baffled.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • And suddenly, Glenn and the Jets headed to halftime without running a play in the nearly 40 seconds at their disposal, a move that baffled both their loyalists in New Jersey and the Broncos’ sideline across the pond.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Despite being deceived, Stone, who dated Garfield for four years, conceded that the actor's dedication to the secret was honorable.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
  • According to Chinese sources, one of its electronic warfare (EW) systems has successfully deceived a foreign spy plane over the South China Sea.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 12 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
Verb
  • Advertisement Despite the effort, the hijackers realized that they had been tricked.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Another older model that’s still available on ChatGPT and is still preferred by some users, o4-mini, was tricked even more frequently, 93% of the time.
    Jasmine Cui, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The sense of arbitrariness that had previously bewildered and frustrated me was drowned out by excitement and sheer aesthetic pleasure.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Illston appeared frustrated and perplexed by the government's unwillingness to engage on the merits during the hearing.
    Andrea Hsu, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The 18 runs plundered off one over was the most Jasprit Bumrah had ever conceded in Tests, leaving the bowler perplexed as he was replaced.
    Sam Dalling, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While some players confused her lyrics for other pop powerhouses', others showed off their Swiftie sides and extensive knowledge of her discography.
    Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Three stops into The Boy Is Mine Tour this week, fans of Brandy Norwood and Monica were left confused by the abrupt end to Saturday’s concert.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Buffaloed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buffaloed. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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