flummoxed

past tense of flummox

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of flummoxed But one set of parents did something that left me flummoxed. Judith Martin, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2025 People were not only flummoxed, but fascinated as well. Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025 And, well, the coach was flummoxed. Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025 Horowitz, understandably flummoxed, pressed further, asking if fans make this request right there on the street. Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flummoxed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flummoxed
Verb
  • 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
  • What started as a tense visit quickly escalated into a situation that left the whole family baffled and frustrated.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As my children both turned toward me, puzzled at my silence, the last three decades unfurled.
    Sofía Pereda, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
  • How asteroids get their spin In recent decades, astronomers have been puzzled by why some asteroids rotate like spinning tops while others tumble through space in chaotic, unpredictable ways.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • For nearly 20 years, astronomers have been perplexed by the strange disk of dust and debris circling Fomalhaut, a bright star just 25 light-years from Earth.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 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
  • Though some might be confused by insurance companies sending letters urging consumers to get screened, some advocates say any awareness about colon cancer screening is welcome.
    Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The second-year coach appeared to be confused after the foul call before exiting the court and heading into the locker room tunnel.
    Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025

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“Flummoxed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flummoxed. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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