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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Recent Examples of mystify
That’s when Hafley — Green Bay’s defensive coordinator — played a coverage that was mystifying, to say the least.
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Rob Reischel, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Its description as a 1½ story structure might have mystified out-of-towners.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Though painful to attend, his funeral also had a mystifying effect on the teenager.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
These loops mystified the ancient astronomers such as Claudius Ptolemy (85-165 AD), but today can be easily explained and understood.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025
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Rob Reischel, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Its description as a 1½ story structure might have mystified out-of-towners.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Though painful to attend, his funeral also had a mystifying effect on the teenager.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
These loops mystified the ancient astronomers such as Claudius Ptolemy (85-165 AD), but today can be easily explained and understood.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mystify
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mystify
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And some Democrats are still perplexed by the fact that last November Donald Trump became the first Republican since maybe Abraham Lincoln to carry Fall River.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
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Dahl was especially perplexed by the response to Evans’s fall.—
Ronan Farrow,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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No one was going to confuse Colossal with the Sierra Club.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Few foods confuse foreign visitors quite like brunost, Norwegian brown cheese.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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This match exposed a couple of ugly issues the tour has to address and left spectators bewildered for long stretches at a time.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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While some stars dazzle in their glamorous attire, others have stumbled into the realm of fashion faux pas, leaving audiences bewildered.—
WWD Staff,
WWD,
21 Feb. 2025
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Two endangered whales are baffling researchers by continuing to show up along a stretch of U.S coast that is not part of their turf, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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President Donald Trump’s mass tariffs have baffled Americans, creating uncertainty for the average consumer, according to industry leaders.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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Mathematicians have finally solved a geometry problem that has puzzled the field for decades.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Apr. 2025
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Finding today's Connections puzzle a little bit tricky?—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration appears to be leaving no stone unturned with its sweeping tariffs around the globe, from rocky outcrops home to polar bears in the Arctic to tiny tropical islands to a former British penal colony whose leader is befuddled that it was targeted.—
Rod Mcguirk and Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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As such, Hackman's turn as a private investigator befuddled by the disappearance of a former movie star's daughter was, for many years, mostly forgotten despite the actor scoring a BAFTA nomination for the performance.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Mystify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mystify. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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