as in to perplex
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
we were mystified by the sudden changes in the tax code
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These liner notes help explain all the various references and in-jokes that newer anime fans will find utterly mystifying.
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Ollie Barder, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
This is a 4-billion-year-old trick that even today mystifies biologists who struggle to understand the processes and principles at work.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
This propulsive autofiction novel is set in the ICU, where our narrator spends 11 days for an injury to his aorta that mystifies his doctors and terrifies his partner (they were set up by colleagues as the only two gay poets in Iowa City).
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2024
In fact, the space rock was so mystifying that Harvard professor and theoretical astrophysicist Avi Loeb posited that the comet − as long as a football field and thin like a cigar − could be extraterrestrial in nature.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2024
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Many fans seemed to be perplexed by the performance, as many remained seated.Michael Saponara, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2024
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These aren’t the only causes of the crash, which has left the community perplexed about the cause and any potential fixes or precautions users can take.Ewan Spence, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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While the technical side of blockchain may still confuse most people, the concept of digital currency is mainstream.Lisa Loud, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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All these bases on balls confused fans back in Los Angeles; nobody walks in L.A.Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 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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There is a frequent invocation of the Jews by right-wing Asian commentators, with conservatives from both groups bewildered by the liberal tendencies of their demographic as a whole.Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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Amid the fallout over Donald Trump‘s recent rally, John Oliver is baffled at the former president’s apparent response to backlash from Puerto Ricans.Glenn Garner, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2024
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Karen Swift’s mysterious and violent death had remained unresolved for more than a decade, and Ashley, then 20, was baffled by her father’s arrest.Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2024
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Most were puzzled about how the car came to be buried on the property in the first place...and why.David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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And those puzzling propositions need extra pondering.George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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After Pakman explains the way tariffs harm American companies, Kelly seems befuddled.Allison Morrow, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
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Shopping within the Dash Smart Shelf product category was just as befuddling as going directly to Amazon.com.Lauren Goode, WIRED, 8 Mar. 2021
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“Mystify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mystify. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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