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puzzlingly

American  
[puhz-uhl-ing-lee] / ˈpʌz əl ɪŋ li /

adverb

  1. in a way or to a degree that is puzzling.

Example Sentences

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Yet puzzlingly, they remain sidelined in the current affordability conversation.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

When consistent execution at the plate looked like a puzzlingly difficult task.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025

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

To my eye, historians have been puzzlingly ready to dismiss such connections.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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