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mystify

verb as in bewilder, confuse

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That he has excelled at Betis, with 15 goals and seven assists in 38 games across all competitions, makes his form at Old Trafford all the more mystifying.

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“It mystifies me, Miss Lumley, how you can even persist in calling those three untamed creatures ‘children.’

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This unusual formation has fascinated and mystified both scientists and the public for decades.

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Which makes it all the more mystifying that Democrats are so eager to give up, on an issue that unites voters across parties, across demographics, across our seemingly endless divides.

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Even when elected leaders decry inequity, they typically do more to mystify than clarify what has caused it.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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