as in baffling
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
the change in policy seems to have bewildered many of our customers
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Recent Examples of bewildering
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2025
Much better to look forward with fresh hope to the next chapter of a bewildering career.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
These employees performed a wide range of jobs, from safeguarding students' civil rights to helping borrowers navigate a bewildering federal student loan system.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 1 Aug. 2025
My last round of questions, particularly useless, equally American, involves the bewildering cultural cache that Park throws into his work.
—Eric Olson
july 30, Literary Hub, 30 July 2025
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Verb
There aren’t a lot of candidates to replace him, which is why the Rangers not making much of an attempt to find an upgrade for their lineup at the trade deadline is bewildering.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2025
Much better to look forward with fresh hope to the next chapter of a bewildering career.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
These employees performed a wide range of jobs, from safeguarding students' civil rights to helping borrowers navigate a bewildering federal student loan system.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 1 Aug. 2025
My last round of questions, particularly useless, equally American, involves the bewildering cultural cache that Park throws into his work.
—Eric Olson
july 30, Literary Hub, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bewildering
Adjective
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Less than two weeks ago, the Angels made the perplexing decision not to sell high on any of their veterans at the trade deadline.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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That’s a perplexing combination for an offense led by the best quarterback in football, and even more so for an offense that has been trained to play move-the-chains football.—
Sam McDowell
August 6,
Kansas City Star,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Researchers are particularly focused on unraveling the puzzling interplay between gas content, magma pressure and lava flow dynamics.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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Almost two years into his ordeal, Gould learned of an initiative at the National Institutes of Health that focuses on solving the country’s most puzzling medical cases.—
Jason Liebowitz,
The Atlantic,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Here are just a few examples of the baffling details that the film tries to convince viewers are completely reasonable.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
12 Aug. 2025
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Even loyal fans may take occasional issue with a feature that’s by turns absurdist, philosophical, violent, wayward, satirical and baffling.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
3 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But the most frustrating point among them is the argument shared by several critics and a wider collection of the audience that the film doesn’t have a deeper meaning and is ultimately about nothing.—
Richard Newby,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Aug. 2025
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While transportation is necessary, jumping on a used car too soon without the proper research could prove to be a costly and frustrating mistake.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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If your closet or the underneath of your bed is a disorganized mess of mismatched shoes, take this as your sign to get a shoe rack.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
13 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, in the Gulf, a surface trough in the north-central Gulf is associated with a broad area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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These are often signs that the company is unorganized, unclear on its hiring process, or not fully aligned internally.—
Adunola Adeshola,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Bathrooms that appear messy or unorganized often have products in them that don't belong in a bathroom.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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With no federal law protecting online information and just a patchwork of state privacy laws, many Americans are confused and concerned about how their online information is used, according to surveys by the Pew Research Center.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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The memo was welcome for taxpayers who were confused about limits resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) made another tweak.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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And the story stretches in a lot of different directions, making the overall experience a little disjointed and strained.—
Lindsey Bahr,
Boston Herald,
19 June 2025
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And when paired with the wrong paint color, that chic carpet can suddenly make your room feel disjointed, dull, or just plain awkward.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 July 2025
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“Bewildering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bewildering. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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