as in bewildered
suffering from mental confusion
some bedeviled motorists have complained that the road maps are more a hindrance than a help
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as in plagued
to cause persistent suffering to
a lingering cold bedeviled me for over a month
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Recent Examples of bedeviled
Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The issue of how aggressively to go after Russian oil and gas bedeviled America and its allies during the Biden administration.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
That arrangement was always intended to be temporary, but for nearly two decades, the details of unwinding such massive institutions have bedeviled three presidential administrations.
—Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
One of the things that bedeviled American politics this century is our close elections, which has made our parties and their leaders miserly with their political capital.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
Construction of the new house, which started in 2019, has been bedeviled with delays, in part because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
Problems highlighted in the report echo issues that bedeviled millions of taxpayers during the pandemic, when the IRS shuttered its offices, causing many returns to get caught in a bottleneck, delaying refunds.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2025
The violence that bedeviled New Orleans in the first years of the pandemic has receded substantially, with major drops in the number of homicides, carjackings and armed robberies.
—Rick Rojas, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Sheriffs and other local officials in New Jersey demanded more action from the federal government Saturday in getting to the bottom of a spate of drone sightings that has bedeviled authorities and sparked alarm among residents.
—Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2024
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The Arizona Board of Regents retained William Morris Endeavor (WME) as a consultant to help tackle the post-COVID financial challenges that have bedeviled the main campuses and athletic departments of Arizona and Arizona State, the state’s two largest public universities.
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But the on-again, off-again nature of the process has resulted in a bewildered industry that has adopted a wait and see approach to investment decisions and supply chain alterations.—
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Old Trafford was where distraught, bewildered fans felt physically compelled to go to express their grief.—
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Case in point: his goal for Portugal Under-17s against Morocco in September 2023, a ludicrous solo effort that left a trail of dazed defenders scratching their heads and wondering what the hell had just happened.—
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Sea lions and dolphins have been observed rigid with seizures, acting dazed and confused.—
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Ringo was yellow submarines and octopus gardens, the mascot little brother, despite being the eldest Beatle, and the best at flittering above the feuds that afflicted the trio of geniuses around him.—
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Unfortunately, this fresh ailment has afflicted him for the majority of his 2024-25 run.—
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And while my four rides in Waymo's Jaguar i-Pace vehicles around Los Angeles last summer didn't feature any such fits of indecisiveness, the cars have had their own confused moments.—
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Harris emphasizes nothing has yet changed but customers remain confused as to the status of the incentive and Harbinger’s IRA Risk Free Guarantee was created to mitigate that confusion.—
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The distracted driver hit two cars, both heading west, after reportedly going left of center, OSHP's Chardon Post Trooper William Head confirmed, per the outlet.—
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That's changed as more parents fear the morning rush of traffic and distracted drivers.—
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Back in 2023, Skrillex resurfaced unexpectedly with two new albums at once—Quest for Fire and Don’t Get Too Close—to showcase how his rattling bass juggernauts had evolved and his newfound grasp on dizzy emo-rap had tightened.—
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Arielle appears to have repeatedly expressed her unease with the hike, including the steep height and feeling dizzy after taking a photo on a tree.—
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“Bedeviled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedeviled. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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