confound

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Customs and Border Protection deployed a counterdrone laser on what turned out to be party balloons, showed how they can confound air defenses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

In the last five years alone, a pandemic, an inflation spike and a trade war all appeared out of left field to confound expectations.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025

While the strikers can look frail, their willingness to suffer is meant to confound the state and emphasize their unshakeable commitment to a cause.

From Salon • May 1, 2025

A bold Aries woman like Selena seemed to confound Abraham, with his work ethic and headstrong personality.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025

This tune 1 shall really confound Myrna minx.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole