befuddled
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Just like on day one, the majority of the world's leading players were again left befuddled and bemused by a punishing course set-up.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Bryan Cranston transitioned from befuddled dad Hal to lethal drug lord Walter White in “Breaking Bad.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
When Jay goes on to paraphrase “Baldwin” on the subject of white racism, Leigh is befuddled: “Alec Baldwin’s black?” he sputters.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
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
“They are so befuddled that each is pounding the other, thinking it is us they have caught.”
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 7
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Grade 9, List 5
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