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variants also nonplusing

nonplussing

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verb

variants also nonplusing
present participle of nonplus

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonplussing
Adjective
  • His insight and unconventional approach to understanding human behavior lead him and the team on a series of intense, unexpected journeys to solve illogical puzzles and perplexing mysteries.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 May 2025
  • For economists, America’s organ shortage is a perplexing public health problem.
    Steven Levitt, Boston Herald, 6 May 2025
Verb
  • The young actor has a disconcerting awareness of the roiling potential of his changing body.
    Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Even without Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota’s size remains disconcerting to the Nuggets, especially when Aaron Gordon is out.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • That the short story wasn’t focused on gay self-loathing or repression appealed to director Hermanus, as well as how the film treats the relationship between Lionel and David with a casualness that belies its potentially upsetting subject matter.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
  • These questions give hip-hop fans another thing to reckon with, in addition to all of the upsetting claims against Combs.
    Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • And yet the industry is beset by a dismaying trend: More and more, people are watching movies on their laptops, tablets, and smartphones.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Feb. 2014
  • For the Congolese government, the ineffective Western responses follow a dismaying pattern.
    Michela Wrong, Foreign Affairs, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Don’t come over here disturbing my peace if mahogany queens aren’t your preferred type.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Crimping is the process of severing a crop at the base and laying it over to create a decomposing thatch/mulch layer for the garden without disturbing the soil.
    Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • But what goes unmentioned—what stands in opposition to the siblings’ code of self-optimization and principled bodysurfing—is that their father’s success grew from the soil of an extraordinary season of public investment.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 May 2025
  • Despite these challenges, U.S. nonprofits do extraordinary things.
    Kendra Davenport, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • And defensive ends Jarvis Moss and Derrick Harvey led an incredible performance against season-long No. 1 Ohio State, holding Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith and the Buckeyes to 82 total yards.
    Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 19 May 2025
  • At the end of December 2022, Heine reflected on her incredible year with a heartfelt post on Instagram.
    Kayla Grant, People.com, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • That two-goal cushion came in handy, too, as Villa halved the deficit with a bullet header from Mbwana Samatta, before being denied by a spectacular Claudio Bravo save as the final whistle approached.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 17 May 2025
  • The ancient Lycians ruled modern-day Turkey’s southwestern corner more than 2,000 years ago, but their legacy endures in the spectacular cities of the dead still carved into the region’s cliffs.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
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“Nonplussing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonplussing. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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