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also nonplusing
as in perplexing
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variants
also nonplusing
as in embarrassing
to throw into a state of self-conscious distress
I was nonplussed by his openly expressed admiration of me
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Adjective
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With new mysteries such as dark matter, dark energy, the search for a quantum theory of gravity, the Hubble tension and the cause of the Big Bang all perplexing physicists, now would be a great time for another transformation in science akin to that of a century ago.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
17 Jan. 2025 -
One of the more perplexing things about the Kings over the first half of the season has been their abysmal home record.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
2 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Russia was becoming more closed, and this was disconcerting for a generation that had grown up in a modernized and relatively open society.—
Andrei Kolesnikov,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Oct. 2024
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Calculations on how many homeowners are at risk and how many are covered vary, but all are disconcerting.—
Kate Gibson,
CBS News,
4 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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The social media site has been upsetting Linux fans for mysteriously taking down user posts mentioning the OS.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
28 Jan. 2025
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Tommy has given her share of bad medical news on 9-1-1: Lone Star, but now the EMT is facing an upsetting diagnosis of her own.—
Patrick Gomez,
EW.com,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Americans, and a dismaying number of politicians, keep crying for a crackdown on crimes that aren’t happening.—
F.K. Plous,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2025
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The late President’s priorities were remarkably prescient, and his personal qualities offered a dismaying contrast to so much of the present state of American politics.—
Erin Neil,
The New Yorker,
30 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Experts warn that an afternoon or evening coffee could disrupt your circadian rhythm, disturbing your sleep.—
Jenna Anderson,
Health,
7 Jan. 2025
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The Piano Teacher asks you (and teaches you) to stick with disturbing moments and unpleasant characters.—
Ilana Masad,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The course is part of a series of extraordinary adaptations that America’s military is making amid one of its greatest recruiting shortfalls since the draft was abolished, more than fifty years ago.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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Rare is it that a home with direct frontage on the lake comes to market, and this extraordinary retreat on the lake’s eastern shore in Glenbrook, Nevada, is certainly one of a kind.—
Emma Reynolds,
Robb Report,
3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The couple were incredible parents who created a loving home for their two children, the cousins said.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Despite the incredible work that new festival heads Eugene Hernandez and Kim Yutani have done to preserve Sundance’s vitality while steeling it against the future, that brand has only been further reinforced over the last few years.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This year, the group had planned to stage its 2025 watch week in my hometown of Los Angeles, at a hillside villa, by all accounts spectacular.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
29 Jan. 2025
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The event will feature musical performances, interactive workshops and a spectacular lion dance.—
Bryan West,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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