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as in bumming (out)
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as in disconcerting
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chagrining
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As the Alabama Crimson Tide prepare for the rival Auburn Tigers ahead of Saturday’s Iron Bowl, the team received a bit of disconcerting news.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Nov. 2025 -
The code, though, is currently often replete with disconcerting troubles.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Its mid-rise Harlow jeans are composed of a cotton and elastane blend, with a powder-blue hue and strategic hints of distressing down the leg.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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This announcement, humiliating the involved member, is harmful.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
Oc Register,
29 Aug. 2025
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And that display from our fans was mortifying.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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The people who have the most money and power are the first to give up, and, frankly, that should be mortifying for them.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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Dependably disappointing Jim Risch, Idaho’s oldest-ever senator, is now eighty-freaking-two!—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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That’s disappointing this year.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Jan. 2026
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While stocks in the region, so far, have underperformed their emerging-market peers, letting down many investors, these lower valuations are attractive to KKR because of the positive macro trends.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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What Freeman wants to see more of from Carr and his offensive staff is making the tie go to the running back or letting down-and-distance dictate the decision.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The report reiterated concerns about seven situations, two of which have been on the list since 2007, including the bureaucracy’s chronic inability to successfully employ information technology — embarrassing for a state that is the global center for digital tools.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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An ever-growing pile of embarrassing legislative audits consistently reveals the persistent challenge the governor has with recruiting and retaining leaders with executive acumen.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Jan. 2026
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Next up is a visit to the 3-6 Charlotte Hornets, who the Lakers may remember upsetting them in Los Angeles after February’s botched trade deadline fiasco involving Dalton Knecht and then-Hornets center Mark Williams.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Canada was gripped by the World Series last month and early in November as the Blue Jays, the country’s only MLB team, came agonizingly close to upsetting the Dodgers juggernaut.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Chagrining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chagrining. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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