befuddled
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One zoomer Republican operative in Washington was befuddled at how Butterworth’s had become such a destination: “A bunch of conservatives just decided it would be our place and I don’t understand why.”
From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026
It's also about the players he has confused and bewildered with his ill-fitting shape and the ideology he refuses to alter no matter how befuddled things become.
From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026
Amorim tinkered his system once more to try and turn the tide, but his substitution of Casemiro left the Brazilian befuddled.
From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025
He’s increasingly befuddled, an embarrassment to her, eventually a danger to himself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
The guards seemed befuddled, but they could hardly consider these vivacious young girls a security risk.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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