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Recent Examples of Synonyms for addlepated
Adjective
  • Yes, Sam Darnold looked bewildered against Detroit in the regular season finale, and that conjures all sorts of lingering doubts.
    Jordan Brenner, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore brought different weapons to this cute fight: bobcat Kilgore and otter Brie, both seeming a little bewildered by the powder that surrounded them today.
    NBC News, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Other tribes of music-heads danced through dawn on muddy hillsides, barely sleeping or eating through the driving rain, dazed but giddy to take part in a massive, improbable event.
    Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
  • American Primeval’s second episode wastes no time, picking up mere moments after the end of the premiere, which left a dazed Jacob looking for his wife in the middle of a field filled with dead bodies.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Canada is now standing behind an emperor who has no clothes and a distracted NATO that is not fully dressed.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Provide Visuals And Strong Calls To Action To capture attention in a busy, distracted world, companies should aim for clear and concise copy and use engaging headlines and bite-sized points to get their messages across.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The daughter of Palestinian immigrants to America, Arabella is both confused and demanding.
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Listen to this article Zach LaVine’s teammates are confused.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Dizziness People with celiac disease may feel dizzy at times.
    Daniel More, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The alleged victim, 28, complained of pain in his face and feeling dizzy, but refused medical attention while on the fitness center’s premises.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The Lions’ offense, conversely, never seemed addled as quarterback Jared Goff threw for 303 yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions.
    Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Enright’s portrait of the mother is terrific — entitled, manipulative, addled, forlorn — as is her characterisation of each of the siblings whose personalities are formed, or deformed, in their mother’s shadow.
    Tomi Obaro, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Addlepated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addlepated. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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