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Recent Examples of fuddle In colliding with a new type of animal, a chemical that might once have served to fuddle the wits of pests has been transformed into a glittering lure. Gareth Cook, Scientific American, 24 June 2020
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Verb
  • One of the higher-ups felt my title Stairway to Heaven would be confused with the 1939 movie of the same name.
    Cameron Crowe, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Historically, people disguised themselves in mystical and mythical ensembles time of year in order to confuse ghosts and deter them from wreaking havoc; the Celts even carved faces into vegetables to keep the entities away from their food.
    Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • He was baffled as if there does not appear to be any point of access for an animal the size of a ground hog.
    Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
  • She was baffled by his sudden enterprise.
    David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Nandi is experiencing severe insomnia, tremors and psychosis, and her quickly deteriorating condition bewilders the emergency room staff.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Gelles avoids lionizing Patagonia’s leader, describing Chouinard’s mercurial leadership style that often bewildered his staff at Patagonia.
    Maya Silver, Outside, 20 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
  • The Actors’ Equity membership puzzled me.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Oct. 2025
  • There was, however, one puzzling factor.
    Dan Albano, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Together the flavor is muddled, slightly discordant, but alone the Irish whiskey gets to sing, its apples and pears and slight malt and gentle touch a perfect foil to the zesty front palate of the lemon and the deep finish of the almonds.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
  • But the two ballot initiatives, which were somehow muddled with other issues like homelessness, failed that same November, when a majority of voters rejected them.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Touring completely just discombobulates me.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Still just 21 years old, Duren is one of the league’s most prolific rebounders and lob finishers, but opposing offenses run constant pick-and-rolls at him, which can discombobulate Detroit’s otherwise staunch defense.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Fuddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fuddle. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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