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stupefied by the ruling that he could not compete because he missed the qualifying age by two days
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Through a melodic flow of political parlance and an impressive stable of sprightly actors, creator Debora Cahn stages a spirited play about political relationships — and relationship politics — that never feels stodgy or stupefying, despite an ungodly amount of dialogue.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024
Clutter offers an antidote to the stupefying standardisation of so much of modern life.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 11 Oct. 2024
That would have been enough against a group of Giants hitters that was stupefied by Webb’s opponent, Dylan Cease, but Manny Machado and Xander Bogaerts teamed up to tack on one more before the first was over, and the unearned run in the fourth made it 4-0.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2024
Away from the stage, guests at the three-day event were entertained by a dinnertime appearance by tennis legend Andy Murray (who is, by his own admission, already turning into a monster golfer in his retirement) and magician Dynamo, whose close-hand tricks are truly stupefying to witness.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2024
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024
Clutter offers an antidote to the stupefying standardisation of so much of modern life.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 11 Oct. 2024
That would have been enough against a group of Giants hitters that was stupefied by Webb’s opponent, Dylan Cease, but Manny Machado and Xander Bogaerts teamed up to tack on one more before the first was over, and the unearned run in the fourth made it 4-0.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2024
Away from the stage, guests at the three-day event were entertained by a dinnertime appearance by tennis legend Andy Murray (who is, by his own admission, already turning into a monster golfer in his retirement) and magician Dynamo, whose close-hand tricks are truly stupefying to witness.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Stupefy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stupefy. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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stupefy
verb
stu·pe·fy
ˈst(y)ü-pə-ˌfī 
stupefied; stupefying
Medical Definition
stupefy
transitive verb
stu·pe·fy
ˈst(y)ü-pə-ˌfī
stupefied; stupefying
: to make stupid, groggy, or insensible
stupefied by anesthesia
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