- present participle of confuse.
confusing
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So we spend a lot of time adjusting the size of the boxes on TV and deciding whether there are too many of them, and whether this is helpful information or confusing information.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
When its researchers asked Anthropic's Claude why voters should elect Representative Don Davis from North Carolina, the chatbot listed "former school superintendent" among his credentials, confusing him with a different person.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
“House rules help guests understand what hosts expect, but we’ve heard from our community that they can be confusing, onerous and hard to manage,” the company said in a statement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
The Daily Telegraph's Chris Bennion declared, external that Strictly's "new 'throuple' is an utter disaster", adding: "It's a mess, a muddle, a confusing pudding".
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
It was a complicated and confusing story, why they had to be on this ship.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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