confounded
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The Fed won broad credit for its novel pandemic response, took a share of the blame for the high prices that followed and confounded predictions by bringing inflation down without a recession.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Buchalter is a bit confounded by the sluggishness of Nvidia’s stock recently, as software stocks have slumped.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026
The 32nd seed was on the cusp of victory on Kia Arena when he sent down the serve, which confounded Schoolkate who hit his sliced return long.
From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026
Her disappearance captivated and confounded true crime watchers around the nation as FBI investigators and armchair detectives alike tried to solve the puzzle of what happened to Melodee.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
No wonder Atticus confounded Henry in the early days of their association by saying, “Pleading’s little more than putting on paper what you want to say.”
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
Vocabulary lists containing confounded
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The Crucible
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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