nonplused
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Leigh Rosser was similarly nonplused while describing his biggest challenge as design fabrication lead.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
Jamie, who was the team’s best player before Zava’s arrival, is visibly nonplused.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
Some fans of Peele’s earlier films, “Get Out” and “Us,” may have been nonplused by this curious mash-up of western and science-fiction tropes.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2022
And this, in turn, has left some of his peers nonplused — grumbling at what they see as a flimsy theory or bewildered as to why Harvard’s top astronomer won’t shut up about aliens.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2019
“I sure could use some lumber for my front porch,” he said, nonplused.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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