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as in frustrating
to prevent from achieving a goal
the language barrier baffled everyone and discouraged us from attempting another teleconference
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as in puzzling
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
she was baffled by the wording of the clause in the insurance policy
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Recent Examples of baffling
Randy Boyagoda, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
The second interception was the most baffling and disappointing for other reasons.
—Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Even by the standards of long-shot campaigns, this one has made some baffling missteps.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
My friend Bud, who lives around the corner from me in Florida half the year and in his North Carolina cabin the other half, recently texted me with a baffling problem.
—Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Haruki Murakami’s new novel, The City and Its Uncertain Walls, features an imaginary world that is both intricate and baffling: A parallel universe contains a walled city, which contains a library, which contains orbs that contain people’s dreams.
—Randy Boyagoda, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
The second interception was the most baffling and disappointing for other reasons.
—Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
Even by the standards of long-shot campaigns, this one has made some baffling missteps.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
My friend Bud, who lives around the corner from me in Florida half the year and in his North Carolina cabin the other half, recently texted me with a baffling problem.
—Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for baffling
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The most perplexing and concerning part of it all: TomoBoost still appears to be accepting new customers, charging prices ranging from $8.33 a month to $129.99 a month, depending on the tier of service and whether you’re billed monthly or annually.Jeff Kauflin, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Hunting History dives into some of American history’s greatest and most perplexing mysteries through a new lens.Peter White, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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That these three stars are out of contract this summer, while Liverpool are having one of their best-ever starts to a season, is puzzling for most Liverpool fans.Joe Prince-Wright, NBC Sports, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
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Three weeks after a Hawaii woman vanished in Los Angeles, her family is vowing to continue the search into the puzzling disappearance amid unsettling text messages.Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
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While frustration has mounted in recent years with Boston’s lack of big moves, reduced payroll and having missed the postseason in five of the last six seasons, the wheels are turning toward contention.Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
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As Venus and Mars clash, avoid taking frustration out on colleagues.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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The border czar position has not in the past had prosecutorial powers, but ICE operations have often relied on creating a sense of fear in immigrant communities as a means of deterrence.Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
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Last week, the U.S. Space Force also set up its first unit in Japan, seeking to enhance the alliance's defense and deterrence.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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The Eagles know their offense can’t devolve into a frustrating mess for a second straight season.Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Prediction: Bengals 37, Cowboys 30 Matt Levine: The Bengals have been one of the more frustrating teams this season.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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When the Los Angeles Lakers assigned Danny Green to defend Porziņģis in a 2019 matchup, the man in charge of the Dallas Mavericks’ advanced analytics, Bob Voulgaris, recognized his team staring at a likely checkmate.Jay King, The Athletic, 10 Apr. 2024
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So the Olympics, okay, that’s checkmate, that’s the moment an athlete dreams about.Simmone Shah, TIME, 3 Aug. 2024
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His narrow victory over Lee was bewildering: in the recent history of South Korea, prosecutors were, like the military and the police, tools of dictatorship.E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
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For Harris’s oldest friends from the Bay Area, who supported her campaigns for San Francisco District Attorney, state Attorney General, U.S. Senator and Vice President, the possibility of a Trump win was bewildering.Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Yes, the Niners were so disorganized that they were called for a 12-man penalty, which wiped out an end-zone interception.Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2024
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Southwestern Atlantic: An area of low pressure is near the northern Bahamas, bringing disorganized showers and thunderstorms.Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Baffling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baffling. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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