bewilderment
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Watching her sons’ odd behavior in bewilderment is their mother, Lucy, played by Shoshana Bean.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
The bewilderment that followed was real — both inside and outside the White House.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
New Liverpool recruit Jeremy Jacquet, who had been caught upfield, gestured in bewilderment at his fellow Rennes defenders.
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
He was gone after 18 months, expressing bewilderment over the public scrutiny of every network move.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026
There was a burst of applause, and Reynie and his friends again glanced at one another—more secretly this time—with looks of unhappy bewilderment.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
Vocabulary lists containing bewilderment
The Giver
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"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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