puzzlingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Yet puzzlingly, they remain sidelined in the current affordability conversation.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026
Famed for its lengthy guitar solo and puzzlingly poetic lyrics, the song still gets streamed hundreds of millions of times a year.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2024
Burgum, extremely puzzlingly, pointed the finger at software used by health care workers for a decline in medical productivity.
From Slate • Sep. 28, 2023
The play was indicative of how puzzlingly undisciplined the Panthers have been the entire series - and a reminder of how good the Golden Knights have been at capitalizing on Florida’s mistakes.
From Washington Times • Jun. 9, 2023
To my eye, historians have been puzzlingly ready to dismiss such connections.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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