befuddled
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As the camera scans the crowd—the one at Oklahoma State University’s McKnight Center for the Performing Arts last February—we see some befuddled faces, all under 40 years of age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
But the “Wednesday” star is left stranded in cutesy scenes in which her character is tediously befuddled by humans’ unpredictable behavior.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
An investor employing cold logic like a Vulcan in “Star Trek” would be befuddled by what he is currently seeing.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
“There’s a beetle that emerges on the cusp of summer. It has lots of colors. Blue, gold, purple. It looks like a turtle,” she tells a befuddled Rhaenyra.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
Instead he had stood befuddled as she leapt into the pit, shouting her name, then running uselessly after her across the scarlet sands.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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