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as in inexplicable
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as in perplexing
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as in baffling
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
it is the cause of the disease that puzzles doctors
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Recent Examples of puzzling
Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
But the even more puzzling and horrifying questions are about the other men.
—Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
Rachel M. Cohen, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Adjective
Advertisement Cole then made the most puzzling of miscues.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
But the even more puzzling and horrifying questions are about the other men.
—Belinda Luscombe, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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But elections are more expensive now and there are more political contests to fund than during the midterms, so the explanation is puzzling.
—Rachel M. Cohen, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puzzling
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His confidence, never wavering through an uneven six weeks, had given way to confusion after USC fell, 29-28, to Maryland, its most inexplicable defeat to date.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
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In a sketch mocking Céline Dion’s recent, inexplicable promo for Sunday Night Football, the chameleonic chanteuse absolutely nails Dion’s French Canadian accent, inflections, vocal tics, and confidence.Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2024
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Making sense of what the affable and passionate Che is up to at his tiny restaurant can be perplexing.Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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Pope No position encapsulates Newcastle’s perplexing summer better than the incomplete reshuffling of the goalkeeper department.Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
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The film is Paolo Sorrentino’s love letter to Naples — his second, following 2021’s The Hand of God — and Parthenope, a mysterious, irresistible beauty, is the stand-in for the enigmatic pull the city has over him.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
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Some of the rooms Coster investigates in Season 1 are truly horrifying, categorized by unwashed clothes and sheets and mysterious liquids.Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
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The little information the police did reveal was often confusing, baffling, even contradictory.Aja Romano, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
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Walker’s campaign, however, was plagued by controversies and baffling and false statements.Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
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The rest of the world finds this arrangement incomprehensible.Joseph J. Ellis, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Their contributions to my life are incomprehensible.Emma Madden, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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Read more: What Gladiator II Gets Right and Wrong About Real Fights in the Colosseum Why Caracalla killed Geta is also unclear.TIME, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
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Most people would answer no, yet the tax law has long been unclear.Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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By Samantha Riedel Sarah McBride Will Officially Be the First Trans Member of U.S. Congress By Nico Lang Amid a packed schedule of eclectic, bizarre, and hilarious series on the Dropout streaming service, Very Important People has already established itself as one of the platform’s finest.Samantha Allen, Them, 20 Nov. 2024
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Karin is not your typical sweet anime girl, and the narrative is bizarre, unexpected and hilarious.Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
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There are vague references to Wyler’s work in Kabul and Beirut and her concerns for Afghan women after the U.S. withdrew from the country.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Donald Trump’s housing proposals are vague and sometimes nonsensical.Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 Nov. 2024
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“Puzzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puzzling. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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