- present participle of perplex.
perplexing
Example Sentences
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She finds this view, with its emphasis on potential trauma, perplexing, even obtuse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
One perpetually perplexing area of retirement planning for both individuals and professionals is how to spend down the money that we have so diligently saved.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Even more perplexing was his decision in March to confront the Pentagon over certain military and security uses of his AI, at the risk of losing everything.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
What’s perplexing is that Nolan’s said as much himself.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Those first days of school were a perplexing blur, but I remember the feeling clearly: pure misery.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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