be perplexed
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Fans of the film might be perplexed by the narrative’s reframing around Lydia, since the role onscreen, played by Winona Ryder, was more of a supporting part with a quirky curiosity about death.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
As Eleni Ravanis, a student collaborator at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa explained in the news release about the rock, a future Mars geologist would be perplexed by the rock's placement.
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2022
Presidential scholars of the future will also be perplexed by the ordering of these photos.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2022
Even the most ardent MCU fan may be perplexed.
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2021
In fact, the Emperor had begun to repent already, or, if not to repent, yet to be perplexed with the addition which his action had brought upon him to his many burdens.
From The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII by Froude, J.A.
