puzzling
adjective
puz·zling
ˈpə-zə-liŋ 
ˈpəz-liŋ
: difficult to understand or solve
puzzling symptoms
puzzlingly
adverb
Examples of puzzling in a Sentence
The directions are somewhat puzzling.
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Lugging one of the least productive offenses in the American League, no doubt the Royals would like to get to that same place about Caglianone — who after a puzzling day off Sunday had two doubles in KC’s 3-1 loss to Boston on Monday at Kauffman Stadium.
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Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
For devoted Auteuil fans, his lack of an international profile is genuinely puzzling.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
League sources have whispered since late October that Mosley’s job could be in jeopardy, and although Magic president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman declined to make an in-season coaching change despite several puzzling lopsided defeats, the Magic announced Mosley’s dismissal Monday.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 4 May 2026
However, the Echoes From the Past creators made the puzzling and terrifying artistic choice to have VR visitors ride outside the sub during the descent.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
For devoted Auteuil fans, his lack of an international profile is genuinely puzzling.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
League sources have whispered since late October that Mosley’s job could be in jeopardy, and although Magic president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman declined to make an in-season coaching change despite several puzzling lopsided defeats, the Magic announced Mosley’s dismissal Monday.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 4 May 2026
However, the Echoes From the Past creators made the puzzling and terrifying artistic choice to have VR visitors ride outside the sub during the descent.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Puzzling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puzzling. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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