as in to perplex
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
an actor who's easily flummoxed by any changes in the script
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Recent Examples of flummox
Pimblett seems flummoxed that Poirier’s plan is to have one more fight before retiring.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
They were flummoxed over strange texts from Hegseth, played by Andrew Dismukes.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2025
The University of Denver’s mustachioed maestro frustrated and flummoxed the No. 1 overall seed for the second year in a row, stopping 35 shots to lead the Pioneers back to the Frozen Four with a 3-1 victory inside SNHU Arena in Manchester, N.H., on Sunday night.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2025
Wildlife officials were flummoxed.
—Ben Naddaff-Hafrey, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
They were flummoxed over strange texts from Hegseth, played by Andrew Dismukes.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2025
The University of Denver’s mustachioed maestro frustrated and flummoxed the No. 1 overall seed for the second year in a row, stopping 35 shots to lead the Pioneers back to the Frozen Four with a 3-1 victory inside SNHU Arena in Manchester, N.H., on Sunday night.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2025
Wildlife officials were flummoxed.
—Ben Naddaff-Hafrey, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flummox
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Multiple current and former FDA officials said they were perplexed by Makary's claim, given the push for longer trips in the past had been an efficiency measure intended to result in the agency being able to complete more inspections.—
Paula Cohen,
CBS News,
6 May 2025
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Archaeologists were perplexed by a strange pair of discs found in Oman – only to discover these items were actually a single 4,000-year-old instrument.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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These reactions are just the tip of the iceberg, as the football world continues to be bewildered at Sanders being available heading into the fourth round on Saturday.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Across the street, her husband Steve, who nursed Molly through her first fight with breast cancer a few years earlier, sits bewildered in the office of their couples therapist.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 Mar. 2025
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Some were baffled by Perry’s dancing and said the show looked cheap.—
Courtney Lane,
Kansas City Star,
11 May 2025
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The complexities of her character mirrored in her stony, resentful stare, in her grim, unforgiving mouth, will always baffle and enthrall.—
E.R. Zarevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 May 2025
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While no one should ever have confused the entertainment business with a warm binkie, the institutions themselves are in the new and awkward spot of having to justify their existence.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
12 May 2025
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All of the footage from The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon makes the show-within-a-show look silly, which the series confuses with humorousness.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2025
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Listen to this article In 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery merged HBO Max and Discovery+ into a single streaming app called Max, with the puzzling decision to remove the HBO from the streaming app’s brand.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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That drop has puzzled the Dodgers and the right-hander alike.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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The reasoning behind this firing will no doubt be revealed in the coming days, but for now, NBA fans are left befuddled at one of the league's top head coaches losing their job.—
Mikai Bruce,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Those secrets created De Niro’s glorified and most memorable street hoodlums and now befuddle his current crazy-man public image.—
Armond White,
National Review,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Flummox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flummox. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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