baffling
adjective
baf·fling
ˈba-f(ə-)liŋ 
: extremely confusing or difficult to understand
a baffling decision
found the directions utterly baffling
bafflingly
adverb
a bafflingly complex explanation
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Most baffling of all, Ye claimed that fake children had been installed in his home to corrupt his children.
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Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
Then the other baffling interaction of the episode happens.
—Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
Fortunately, this baffling woke mindset seems to be increasingly out of step with the majority of the country.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2025
This may be baffling to the internet’s many Last Showgirl skeptics, but chalk it up to her indefatigable campaigning, as well as the Everything Everywhere All at Once afterglow.
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Aja Romano, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
Then the other baffling interaction of the episode happens.
—Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
Fortunately, this baffling woke mindset seems to be increasingly out of step with the majority of the country.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2025
This may be baffling to the internet’s many Last Showgirl skeptics, but chalk it up to her indefatigable campaigning, as well as the Everything Everywhere All at Once afterglow.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Baffling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baffling. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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