as in to perplex
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
an actor who's easily flummoxed by any changes in the script
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Recent Examples of flummox
On our own, we can get flummoxed and divided by simple subtraction.
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Philip Maymin, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The sudden shift flummoxed the music industry, which had inherited a profoundly prejudiced business structure from the totalizing predation of Jim Crow.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
Legal experts were flummoxed and impressed by how Lively managed to get hold of the text messages in the absence of a lawsuit.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Experts were at times flummoxed and impressed by how Lively managed to get hold of the text messages in the absence of a lawsuit.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Philip Maymin, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The sudden shift flummoxed the music industry, which had inherited a profoundly prejudiced business structure from the totalizing predation of Jim Crow.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
Legal experts were flummoxed and impressed by how Lively managed to get hold of the text messages in the absence of a lawsuit.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Experts were at times flummoxed and impressed by how Lively managed to get hold of the text messages in the absence of a lawsuit.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flummox
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Sociologists have been perplexed at the scale and stubbornness of the decline in fertility, which does not appear to be materially impacted by various governments' attempts to intervene with supposedly birth-inducing policies like tax credits.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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For years, astronomers have been perplexed by this particular supermassive black hole, a behemoth as large as a million suns in a distant galaxy.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
14 Jan. 2025
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Unenlightened of the brownie’s incredible taste, I was bewildered by the perfect combination of these three types of chocolate.—
Mia Leimkuhler,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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The appeal bewilders attorneys for the 300,000 plaintiffs who each missed out on $3,000 when DeWine cut off the benefits in June 2021 — 10 weeks before they were set to expire.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
21 Feb. 2025
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Willian left one year into his three-year deal with everyone concerned baffled that the whole experience was so deflating.—
Amy Lawrence,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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New Demands On Leaders Many leaders feel particularly isolated and baffled by the demands of the post-Covid workplace.—
Edward Doherty,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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This should not be confused as some kind of part-time mentoring role, like someone coming in to give a speech once in a while and then clearing off.—
Simon Johnson,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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Don't let the term air fryer confuse you: These things are pretty much just small convection ovens that use fans to circulate hot air around your food in order to cook it evenly and efficiently.—
Emily Farris,
Bon Appétit,
14 Feb. 2025
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Further homages to the local area come via a brickwork pattern called Flemish bond that is a familiar sight on homes and buildings across Wrexham, plus the one feature that has left some supporters puzzled — the five uneven monolith-style blocks of brick that make up the exterior.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Jimmie Johnson was left out, which Alex Bowman found puzzling.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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The Eagles’ most remarkable feature in the Super Bowl was their zero blitzes by the defense, which befuddled three-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Patrick Mahomes.—
Ben Standig,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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Schumer and the others who voted yes fear that TikTok will go dark tomorrow and 170 million befuddled and enraged American users will blame them.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Flummox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flummox. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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