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as in baffling
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
the change in policy seems to have bewildered many of our customers
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Recent Examples of bewildering
Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
Danilo’s performances in the last three games have been bewildering, seemingly making more mistakes in those 270 minutes than he’s done in the previous five years.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The exhibition's geographical reach is truly bewildering, said Alastair Sooke in The Telegraph.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 4 Oct. 2024
Set in an alternate America, the bewildering film explores the power struggle between visionary Cesar Catilina (Adam Driver) and corrupt mayor Franklyn Cicero (Giancarlo Esposito).
—Justine Smith, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2024
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The original film was born out of the hectic creative heyday Burton had in the ’80s and ’90s, before he got mired in moribund Disney remakes and bewildering adaptations starring (an otherwise great) Eva Green.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
Danilo’s performances in the last three games have been bewildering, seemingly making more mistakes in those 270 minutes than he’s done in the previous five years.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The exhibition's geographical reach is truly bewildering, said Alastair Sooke in The Telegraph.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 4 Oct. 2024
Set in an alternate America, the bewildering film explores the power struggle between visionary Cesar Catilina (Adam Driver) and corrupt mayor Franklyn Cicero (Giancarlo Esposito).
—Justine Smith, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bewildering
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Making sense of what the affable and passionate Che is up to at his tiny restaurant can be perplexing.Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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Pope No position encapsulates Newcastle’s perplexing summer better than the incomplete reshuffling of the goalkeeper department.Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
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Even by the standards of long-shot campaigns, this one has made some baffling missteps.Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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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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The most puzzling reveal was a new suspect sketch, reportedly drawn early in 2017.Aja Romano, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
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These conflicting versions created a puzzling cognitive dissonance.Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
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Similarly, in frustrating circumstances, finding gratitude might involve acknowledging the resilience developed through adversity.Chris Westfall, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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Californians traveling for Thanksgiving will likely face frustrating crowds and congestion More than 6 million Californians are expected to hit the road for the holiday, a 2.8% increase from the 2023.Karim Doumar, Los Angeles Times, 26 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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Prepare to bid that unorganized pile of shoes goodbye!Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
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Virginia Baptists joined the fight in droves. Baptists, Catholics and Jews were not put off by any of the Revolution’s radical deists: a mostly unorganized group of religious thinkers who believed in God and reason, but not revelation or miracles.Adam Jortner, The Conversation, 18 Oct. 2024
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Though a human would probably be able to figure out how to escape from a random room, even a highly mobile robot would get confused and waste time looking for doors in nonsensical places like the floors and ceiling.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2024
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The conversation left her confused and gutted — with dozens of questions that could take more than a year to resolve.Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2024
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The passing game is off to a disjointed start, and three veteran running backs are dealing with ailments of varying degrees.Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
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Its winding, disjointed, miles contain more interesting people and places than even an ambitious guidebook writer could ever hope to chronicle.Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Bewildering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bewildering. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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