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addle, baffle, bamboozle, beat, befog, befuddle, bemuse, bewilder, buffalo, confound, discombobulate, disorient, flummox, fox, fuddle, get, gravel, maze, muddle, muddy, mystify, perplex, pose, puzzle, vex
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The idea of a cashmere bralette has proved to be confusing to many, in fact. — Sally Holmes, Marie Claire, "Katie Holmes' "Wardrobe Malfunction" Is Peak Outfit Goals," 28 Aug. 2019 To outsiders, Mueller could easily be confused for a homegrown player. — Julia Poe, Pro Soccer USA, "Orlando City forward Chris Mueller invests in, embraces fan experience," 27 Aug. 2019 The keyboard makes an iPad look so much like a MacBook that you’d be forgiven for confusing it with one. — Emily Price, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Best Bluetooth Keyboards for Getting Work Done on the Road," 26 Aug. 2019 Still, the overall group seemed to get confused at times and reacted a little slow to a Chargers' offense led by backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor and was missing star running back Melvin Gordon, who is holding out. — Bob Mcmanaman, azcentral, "Arizona Cardinals: 5 things we learned from Kyler Murray and Kliff Kingsbury's debut," 9 Aug. 2019 Everyone was confused until Sarah's mom Michelle looked at the rest of the gift (balloons and a onesie) and noticed the onesie had a Studio 19 logo. — Martha Sorren, Woman's Day, "Studio 19 Sent Sarah a Gift On 'Dance Moms,' and It Caused Serious Drama," 7 Aug. 2019 And in April 2018, Peter Sean Brown, also a U.S. citizen, faced deportation to Jamaica after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confused him for someone with the same name. — Jasmine Aguilera, Time, "Citizens Facing Deportation Isn't New. Here's What Happened When the U.S. Removed Mexican-Americans in the 1930s," 2 Aug. 2019 Luckily, the interlopers were confused by the whole situation, and everything turned out swimmingly. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Empty Nester Loons Adopt a Mallard Chick in Northern Wisconsin," 27 July 2019 The man — not to be confused with the South Florida rapper who goes by that same pseudonym — walked into the 19th Street Food Stop on July 24 carrying a long object wrapped in a dark plastic bag. — Wayne K. Roustan, sun-sentinel.com, "Man known as ‘Pitbull’ (no, not that one) wanted in convenience store robbery," 2 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'confuse.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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