befuddled
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“There’s a beetle that emerges on the cusp of summer. It has lots of colors. Blue, gold, purple. It looks like a turtle,” she tells a befuddled Rhaenyra.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
Russell’s befuddled Jackson is as useless as a traffic cone but Blunt’s Margaret is a gas before the movie makes her go all glassy-eyed and solemn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Just like on day one, the majority of the world's leading players were again left befuddled and bemused by a punishing course set-up.
From BBC ● May 16, 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
He regarded Kendra with befuddled wonder, patting himself, as if surprised he was intact.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
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Grade 9, List 5
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