as in bewildered
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as in embarrassed
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress
the collapse of part of the scenery didn't faze the actors one bit, and they just carried on
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Adjective
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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
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The daughter of Palestinian immigrants to America, Arabella is both confused and demanding.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2025
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Listen to this article Zach LaVine’s teammates are confused.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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He’s likewise perplexed that heavy industry is to be entrusted with solving the climate crisis.—
Brandon Loomis,
The Arizona Republic,
19 Dec. 2024
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But something’s also got Kat looking very perplexed, and given that this is The Way Home, the mysterious source of her confusion could be anything from a time-travel twist to a relationship speedbump.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
15 Dec. 2024
Verb
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With the exception of the Russell 2000, which gained 1%, none of the major indices bothered to get out of bed the day after Christmas.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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The technology behind an LLM is sufficiently advanced because the people using it have not bothered to understand it.—
Elizabeth Lopatto,
The Verge,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Now, a development that once baffled educators and administrators is ready to go mainstream.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
31 Dec. 2024
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Other stories explore similar themes in equally bizarre situations: In 1880s London, a very suave Joseph Merrick, aka The Elephant Man, flirts shamelessly with the smitten wife of his very baffled doctor (Goldsberry and Kind, respectively).—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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So much so that Young is nonplussed about her innermost thoughts blasting from the radio.—
Mike Wass,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025
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Partly to dispel the uncharacteristically nonplussed expression on his friend’s face, Thadeus says, with some humor, There is no family.—
Han Ong,
The New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2025
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