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Recent Examples of bamboozle Investors, customers and constituents may be bamboozled—but the climate will not be. Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 Instead, they are bamboozled by her incredible dexterity at the net or from the back of the court, as well as struggling to read and return her serve. Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024 Jadon Sancho’s sumptuous dummy, bamboozling Chris Richards, and cross had set up Cole Palmer for the opener early on and Chelsea should really have extended their lead by the break. Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025 Cocker’s lessons covered addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, as well as calculation with pre-decimal British currency and a gentle introduction to 17th-century England’s bamboozling array of weights and measures. James Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for bamboozle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bamboozle
Verb
  • Holding a lot of cash in the bank may feel like the absolute most comfortable option, but don’t be deceived.
    Eric Roberge, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Any clinic that is promising instant, full growth in a few weeks is deceiving you.
    Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Boat-Friendly Boca Grande To live in Boca Grande (not to be confused with Boca Raton, the resort on Florida’s east coast) is to be on the water.
    Mary Forgione, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Zoom in: The confusing back-and-forth nature of the federal cuts has created an unpredictable obstacle course for TSU leaders.
    Adam Tamburin, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Increasingly, criminals are able to use commonly available tools to launch sophisticated phishing scams, going as far as digitally replicating faces and voices in order to trick security systems.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Phishing is a cyber-attack that aims to trick people into divulging personal information.
    Solcyré Burga, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The dead man left a nickel, three pennies and a mystery that baffles Miami Beach police.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Buried 500-Year-Old Gold Coins Hidden by Monk 'in Danger' Discovered By Rachael O'Connor Life and Trends Reporter Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 0 A father was baffled when his son arrived home with a silver dollar coin, and took to the internet for help.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • This pair looks like a classic trouser, with front pleats and a relaxed leg — but don’t be fooled.
    Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Do not be fooled by this bill’s carve-out for masks worn for health and religious reasons.
    Nikki Morse, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • That’s all bewildering plot-wise, but Morrison also bewilders readers through language.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Ukrainians are bewildered, wondering how the U.S. went so quickly from isolating the Kremlin to appearing to embrace it.
    Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 24 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • For a former player who was known as a cutthroat defender, he was perplexed by his players’ disappointing effort.
    Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
  • However, she too was perplexed about the role of the pro-prefect.
    Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • At 28 years and nine months old, the former New York Yankees outfielder who struck out to end the 2024 World Series is the youngest free agent still without a team — a puzzling fall from grace for a six-year veteran who is 2019 was the Los Angeles Dodgers No. 1 prospect.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Another puzzling decision was the flag to remove a photo of Army Corps biologists recording information about fish.
    Meredith Kile, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025

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“Bamboozle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bamboozle. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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