variants also openmouthed

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bewildered
Adjective
  • As Friday’s stabbing incident involving NFL alum Mark Sanchez slowly comes into focus, the team at Fox Sports seems to be just as bewildered as the rest of us.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Hair disheveled, a dazed and bewildered look in his eyes, the coach trudged into his own dressing room to regroup and get a rundown of a growing list of injuries.
    Mike Jones, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Open-mouthed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/open-mouthed. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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