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flummoxed

[fluhm-uhkst] / ˈflʌm əkst /




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The causes of endometriosis have left our best doctors and scientists totally flummoxed: no-one in the world knows definitively how and when it begins in a woman's body.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

It’s a seemingly simple thing to set up, but when I asked him where he wanted to eat, he was flummoxed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

They ended up meeting in the World Series, where batters were flummoxed by a steady diet of the pitch of the moment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

It’s a question that completely flummoxed Michael Glasheen, the FBI’s branch and operations director, last week when he was testifying before the House Committee on Homeland Security.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2025

I am too flummoxed to know what to say.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black




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