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The cause of the accident has been a source of puzzlement.
The explanation only increased their puzzlement.
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Foreign Office staffers described an atmosphere of puzzlement abroad and low morale at home.
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Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Dorotea found the other acolytes and asked where her allies were, only to be met with not just silence, but puzzlement.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 22 Dec. 2024
How Ward failed to deal with the bouncing ball as Gomes desperately lunged at it is another puzzlement.
—Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
In recent interviews, Selzer expressed dismay and continuing puzzlement about what went wrong with her poll.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Dorotea found the other acolytes and asked where her allies were, only to be met with not just silence, but puzzlement.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 22 Dec. 2024
How Ward failed to deal with the bouncing ball as Gomes desperately lunged at it is another puzzlement.
—Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
In recent interviews, Selzer expressed dismay and continuing puzzlement about what went wrong with her poll.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Puzzlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puzzlement. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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puzzlement
noun
puz·zle·ment
ˈpəz-əl-mənt 
1
: the state of being puzzled
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