befuddled
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When Jay goes on to paraphrase “Baldwin” on the subject of white racism, Leigh is befuddled: “Alec Baldwin’s black?” he sputters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 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
It's also about the players he has confused and bewildered with his ill-fitting shape and the ideology he refuses to alter no matter how befuddled things become.
From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026
Amorim tinkered his system once more to try and turn the tide, but his substitution of Casemiro left the Brazilian befuddled.
From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025
Except for Boaz, apparently, though he was probably just permanently befuddled.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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