confounded
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The biliary cancer treatment delayed disease progression but failed to meet overall survival targets because of confounded data.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
Buchalter is a bit confounded by the sluggishness of Nvidia’s stock recently, as software stocks have slumped.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026
“Medicine Show” was a record that either confounded or delighted fans of “alternative music” back in the early ’80s.
From Salon • Dec. 9, 2025
Even after Blanc arrives, he’s confounded to find himself occasionally standing on the sidelines, a bystander in Jud’s moral crusade to herd his congregation toward righteousness.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
“She is a tearing fine specimen. She got excellent reserve. Not so confounded get-at-able.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing confounded
In a Pickle: Words for When You're in Trouble
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The Crucible
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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