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as in tangles
a state of mental uncertainty
the farmer's driving directions to the fairground just left us in total confusion
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as in messes
a state in which everything is out of order
it was hard to find anything in that confusion in the attic
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as in embarrassments
the emotional state of being made self-consciously uncomfortable
thrown into speechless confusion by the wild accusations
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This Levoit vacuum just dropped under $200, and its impressive ability to pick up hair without any tangles is a pet owner’s dream.
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Tuohy found that only our top overall robovac pick, the Matic, did a better job on hard surfaces, while the Saros 20’s DuoDivide brush is designed to resist hair tangles, reducing the amount of maintenance required.
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Clean high-traffic areas or rooms where pets and kids tend to cause messes more frequently.
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Use your self-cleaning setting regularly to prevent messes from stacking up and getting out of control.
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Sitting around a table in the soundstage where the pilot for I Love Lucy was filmed, the six of them tailored the roles to the actors and infused the script with arguments, embarrassments, and confessions from their own relationships.
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The order to whitewash America’s historic sites of anything less than rosy about the nation’s past has led to some predictable embarrassments.
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And fogs are closer to us than clouds.
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Over-the-counter pesticides and fogs will not do the job.
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Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.
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Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.
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In Beach Enclave’s hinterland, there are plenty of enjoyable distractions, including a 4,500-square-foot golf complex, with putting green, courts for tennis, padel, and pickleball, fitness center, and games lounge.
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Arsenia said many musicians, particularly those working in acoustic, classical and jazz genres, are frequently asked to perform in venues where conversation and other distractions compete with the performance itself.
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Smith stays largely mum on the news of the day, be that Kirk’s killing, or ICE raids, or whatever hells await in the coming weeks.
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The protagonist's youth doesn't defang the story, as Silent Hill f wastes no time thrusting Hinako and her friends into their personal hells.
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Two-thirds of respondents afflicted with alpha-gal reported anxiety or depressive disorders in a 2025 University of Missouri survey.
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Researchers have also linked gambling disorders to the parts of the brain that respond to rewards and regulate social behaviors and impulse control, Hemendinger said.
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“Confusions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confusions. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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