as in confusion
a state of mental uncertainty
the slightest change in her daily routine leaves her in complete bewilderment
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By Chad de Guzman October 21, 2024 4:40 AM EDT
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump’s campaign stop at a McDonald’s in suburban Philadelphia on Sunday has sparked bemusement and bewilderment from onlookers.
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Chad De Guzman, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
Some of the audience’s bewilderment about The Bear’s take on comedy stems from the show’s rapid release cycle and the awkward timing of the previous Emmys ceremony.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2024
After commenting on how much the country has been through over the past four years, including a global pandemic, Obama expressed bewilderment that Trump gets support from anyone.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
During the early Cold War, that dissatisfaction led to an outpouring of grief and despair and bewilderment and, in the end, a handful of creative and intellectual breakthroughs with staying power beyond their immediate moment.
—Beverly Gage, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
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Chad De Guzman, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
Some of the audience’s bewilderment about The Bear’s take on comedy stems from the show’s rapid release cycle and the awkward timing of the previous Emmys ceremony.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2024
After commenting on how much the country has been through over the past four years, including a global pandemic, Obama expressed bewilderment that Trump gets support from anyone.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
During the early Cold War, that dissatisfaction led to an outpouring of grief and despair and bewilderment and, in the end, a handful of creative and intellectual breakthroughs with staying power beyond their immediate moment.
—Beverly Gage, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
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