confusingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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“Applicant’s mark, B9, is confusingly similar to the registered mark, B9,” the refusal letter states.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Somewhat confusingly Berkshire didn’t call out the $1.6 billion goodwill write-down related to certain units in its earnings release Saturday.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
Though the statue was sitting cross-legged with a laptop, a plaque beneath it read, confusingly, “Always Standing for Freedom.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
She was unable to work after things went south with her husband, she said, so she took to traveling, leaving her hometown of Enschede, in the Netherlands, which she confusingly spelled “Enskod.”
From Slate • Aug. 4, 2025
Sky Harbor International Airport: crowded, confusingly laid out .
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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