as in to perplex
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
an actor who's easily flummoxed by any changes in the script
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Recent Examples of flummox
When Richard Celeste was hired to be Mr. Bowles’s personal assistant and embassy protocol officer in 1963, he was flummoxed by the latter job description.
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Penelope Green, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
On our own, we can get flummoxed and divided by simple subtraction.
—Philip Maymin, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The sudden shift flummoxed the music industry, which had inherited a profoundly prejudiced business structure from the totalizing predation of Jim Crow.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
Legal experts were flummoxed and impressed by how Lively managed to get hold of the text messages in the absence of a lawsuit.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Penelope Green, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
On our own, we can get flummoxed and divided by simple subtraction.
—Philip Maymin, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The sudden shift flummoxed the music industry, which had inherited a profoundly prejudiced business structure from the totalizing predation of Jim Crow.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2025
Legal experts were flummoxed and impressed by how Lively managed to get hold of the text messages in the absence of a lawsuit.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flummox
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City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, a Queens Democrat who has recently stepped up her criticism of the mayor, was perplexed by his refusal to slam Trump’s recent actions.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
21 Jan. 2025
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Several drones were reportedly spotted in the skies above a Connecticut suburb Thursday night, adding to recent sightings that have perplexed residents and raised questions about possible national security and public safety concerns.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
13 Dec. 2024
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Unenlightened of the brownie’s incredible taste, I was bewildered by the perfect combination of these three types of chocolate.—
Mia Leimkuhler,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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The appeal bewilders attorneys for the 300,000 plaintiffs who each missed out on $3,000 when DeWine cut off the benefits in June 2021 — 10 weeks before they were set to expire.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
21 Feb. 2025
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That reluctance baffles Pérez and her colleague, Deputy Public Defender Amy Tao.—
CalMatters,
The Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Over the past few months, Bob Dylan has been baffling fans with surreal posts on his official social media platforms.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2025
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Not to be confused with New Zealand musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Along those lines, a settlement should not be confused with a collective bargaining agreement, which pro teams and unionized employees extinguish or mollify a broader range of potential claims.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Some of Andromeda's dwarf galaxies are particularly puzzling, though.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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What remained especially puzzling throughout the ordeal was the Laundrie family’s lack of cooperation.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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People were befuddled by Francis Ford Coppola’s decades-in-the-making passion project, a rococo take on the collapse of an empire.—
Amy Nicholson,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2025
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Why other countries are taking over The reasons behind this trend are complex and have befuddled hockey people in Canada for more than a decade.—
James Mirtle,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Flummox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flummox. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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