1
as in to deceive
to cause to believe what is untrue
bamboozled by con men into buying worthless land in the desert
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2
as in to confuse
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
I'm completely bamboozled by the latest changes in the tax code
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Recent Examples of bamboozle
The team’s diverse spin attack – the three-pronged approach of Khan, Nabi and Noor Ahmad – has left opposing batters bamboozled, while its opening pairing of Gurbaz and Zadran have given it promising starts to games.
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Ben Morse, CNN, 26 June 2024
His combination of accuracy and variation bamboozled the Pakistani batters, limiting them to just 13 runs to secure a famous win in the USA’s debut appearance at the T20 World Cup.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 16 June 2024
But the 12 adult jurors in New York who were not bamboozled have set an example going forward for the rest of the country on how to stand up for truth and the American justice system.
—David McGrath, Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2024
That invasion of for-hire vehicles led to nine suicides and hundreds of bankruptcies of medallion owners who had been bamboozled and then back-stabbed by the city’s Uber and Lyft Benevolent Association (officially called the Taxi and Limousine Commission.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2024
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Ben Morse, CNN, 26 June 2024
His combination of accuracy and variation bamboozled the Pakistani batters, limiting them to just 13 runs to secure a famous win in the USA’s debut appearance at the T20 World Cup.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 16 June 2024
But the 12 adult jurors in New York who were not bamboozled have set an example going forward for the rest of the country on how to stand up for truth and the American justice system.
—David McGrath, Orlando Sentinel, 15 June 2024
That invasion of for-hire vehicles led to nine suicides and hundreds of bankruptcies of medallion owners who had been bamboozled and then back-stabbed by the city’s Uber and Lyft Benevolent Association (officially called the Taxi and Limousine Commission.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2024
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Have both deceived themselves about their ambitions, their desires, their essential natures?Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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Decisions made in good faith leave you vulnerable to being deceived as the moon clashes with Neptune.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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The team wants Alex Mill to be more of a household name brand without getting too big to manage properly, or so expansive as to confuse the customer with many fashion messages.David Moin, WWD, 18 Nov. 2024
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San Francisco sued Oakland for infringing its airport’s trademarks in April, arguing the Oakland airport’s similar new name would confuse travelers.Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The tools take advantage of Generative adversarial networks, which, in essence, try to trick the AI algorithm with incorrect (i.e., adversarial) data.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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The stunning corruption scheme finally came to an end in September 2013, when authorities tricked his NCIS mole into thinking the most serious investigations had been closed and then invited Francis to San Diego for a meeting with Navy officials.Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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As China threatened to retaliate with tariffs on imports of German cars, Berlin turned on Brussels and voted against the measures—a move that left many European policymakers baffled.Agathe Demarais, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2024
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Lambert’s friend Kilcullen remains baffled that the judge keeps delaying the sentencing hearings.Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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The defendants’ last-minute attempt to rebrand their ER reboot as The Pitt is not fooling anyone.Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Don't be fooled: the CFP's rankings are what determines whether a team will be in the playoffs.Ross Terrell, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Americans and Brits, being less royalist and more empirical in temperament, are bewildered by the general French understanding that the top thinker is supposed to be imperious and maximalist.Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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She remains moved by a frank conversation with a boat captain in Copenhagen who was bewildered about people in the US having registries for honeymoons and also births.Rosie Bell, WIRED, 22 Sep. 2024
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As a nearly life-long Democrat from a fifth-generation Kansas family farm, a family of Trump supporters, and married to a self-professed, ultra-MAGA Trumper, I’m perplexed.Ted Trimpa, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
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They were perplexed, but their relationship with their son was already rocky.Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
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Yet many observers have been puzzled by the absence of any practical Israeli plan for ending the conflict, particularly one that might lead to a lasting political settlement.Mohanad Hage Ali, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
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German carmakers bet big on the EV revolution, if later than competitors, and have been left puzzled by slowing growth after initial widespread uptake.BYRyan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Bamboozle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bamboozle. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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