flummox
verb (used with object)
have flummoxed
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present perfectof flummox.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The U.S. economy is expected to grow by 1.8% this year, notwithstanding policy shifts that have flummoxed economists and business leaders.
From Barron's ● Dec. 11, 2025
Wondering which teams have flummoxed the oddsmakers the most?
From Washington Post ● Nov. 5, 2022
Though Congress is unlikely to approve such cuts, Trump's proposals have flummoxed local officials who have been traveling to Washington to lobby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2018
Each workday, McCabe makes his way into the city’s center via South London, guiding his taxi through the streets that have flummoxed many a Knowledge boy attempting to call one of Mr. Hall’s runs.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2014
Me, I was kind of rooting for “Yellow Submarine”—it would have flummoxed Don, and it would have been hilarious.
From Slate ● May 8, 2012
