as in perplexed
faced with difficulty or uncertainty about what to say, think, or do
they will be hard-pressed to come up with any facts that actually support their argument
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Way of the Warrior Kid follows a self-doubting boy (Hill) who gets bullied and is hard-pressed to complete a single pull-up.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
Johnson will be hard-pressed to stem the infighting if Republicans retain control of the House next year.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Oct. 2024
Paramount may find itself hard-pressed to go without Nielsen for long.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
Inflation-weary shoppers have only just started to see prices moderate and would be hard-pressed to absorb another round of increases.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2024
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
Johnson will be hard-pressed to stem the infighting if Republicans retain control of the House next year.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Oct. 2024
Paramount may find itself hard-pressed to go without Nielsen for long.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
Inflation-weary shoppers have only just started to see prices moderate and would be hard-pressed to absorb another round of increases.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2024
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That left Ferentz to answer for McNamara’s situation on Tuesday, and the head coach seemed perplexed by how to describe it.Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
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At an Omaha Beach event honoring the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion, Dr. Jill Biden quickly escorts Joe Biden away leaving a seemingly perplexed French President Emmanuel Macron to honor WW2 veterans alone.Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu and Sara Swann, Austin American-Statesman, 8 June 2024
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The Beatles themselves can only offer bemused waves and baffled chuckles.Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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TikTok users were left baffled and amazed by a clip showing a cat seamlessly opening a door for a dog.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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The clip received more than 3,900 shares and 4.1 million views on X. In the footage a young girl dressed in pink walks along the chilled aisle of a superstore, throwing products as bewildered customers look on.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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In May, police officers in the town of Lufkin, Texas responded to a bewildered call about a pair of kangaroos that were on the loose.Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2024
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One game after being badly embarrassed on the offensive end in Minnesota, the Lakers were clobbered on the other end in Miami — their body language, their lack of energy and worst of all, their general lack of fight all reasons for serious concern.Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Even if people were embarrassed by their own tastes, the feature has always been a key element of Spotify’s appeal as a streaming platform.Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Hard-pressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hard-pressed. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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