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as in embarrassed
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress
was flustered when her parents dragged out her baby pictures for her new boyfriend
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Recent Examples of flustered
Alison Herman, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
But this only made Kennedy more flustered.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Josh Gross, Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
The Huskies flustered the Horned Frogs with a zone in the first half, limiting their dribble penetration off the pick-and-roll as TCU went into halftime with just 19 points.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The comedy is instead more deadpan, with Rhys playing the flustered straight man against a (sometimes literal) murderer’s row of ensemble members and guest stars.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
But this only made Kennedy more flustered.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
The Mexican club put LAFC under pressure from the opening whistle, as the hosts appeared a step slow and a tad flustered during the first 20 minutes.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
The Huskies flustered the Horned Frogs with a zone in the first half, limiting their dribble penetration off the pick-and-roll as TCU went into halftime with just 19 points.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flustered
Adjective
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The other models looked bored and even mildly irritated, as if their time were being wasted.—
Adam Turner,
Vanity Fair,
1 June 2026
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Trump takes aspirin to maintain his cardiovascular health, causing his skin to be easily irritated.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2026
Verb
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Some fans weighed in on his outfit choice on social media, sparking conversations about if the actor might have embarrassed his wife.—
Juliana Ukiomogbe,
InStyle,
27 May 2026
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The Sixers were embarrassed by the Knicks 144-114 in Game 4 in front of a New York-heavy crowd in South Philadelphia.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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Texas State’s Chase Mora greeted USC closer Adam Troy with a monstrous two-run home run to left field in the top of ninth, propelling the Bobcats to 5-4 upset before a crowd of 6,956.—
Jose de Jesus Ortiz,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Rhodes had plenty to be upset about.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
Verb
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Using a gas chromatograph mass spectrometer, for example, the spectral biosignatures of carbon dioxide and methane may overlap, leading to the gasses being confused with each other and signs of life being dismissed or lost.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
1 June 2026
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Brown women artists are often confused with anthropologists.—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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Spinella shucks off sentimentality, always showing us Con’s offhand humor and sometimes nervous, defensive rambling.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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Companies start to get nervous when the percentage of shareholders blessing their pay plans dips well below the average, which is slightly above 90%, said Elizabeth Bieber, partner at the law firm Freshfields who leads shareholder engagement.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Harriet’s old pans rattled in the kitchen.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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McDermott called him a blue-collar, gritty player who can go deep into games and doesn’t get rattled often.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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If a bear approaches in a defensive manner (appears agitated and/or charges), stop.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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Trump loudly agitated for her release.—
Mark Barabak,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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Dickinson appeared somewhere between perturbed and seething.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Flustered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flustered. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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