befuddled
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But the day before contracts were exchanged Sarah received a phone call from her "befuddled" estate agent saying he had some bad news.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
They would spoil the pristine purity of Vernon Point’s only “esplanade”—a befuddled Kyra not having realized she lives on one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Bryan Cranston transitioned from befuddled dad Hal to lethal drug lord Walter White in “Breaking Bad.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
One zoomer Republican operative in Washington was befuddled at how Butterworth’s had become such a destination: “A bunch of conservatives just decided it would be our place and I don’t understand why.”
From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2026
Instead he had stood befuddled as she leapt into the pit, shouting her name, then running uselessly after her across the scarlet sands.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing befuddled
The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 7
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Grade 9, List 5
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