nonplussed
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It featured Evan, Anthony and Zachary performing a rendition of Hilary Duff’s “What Dreams Are Made Of” before a crowd of nonplussed seniors, while Darshan danced along next to them on a laptop screen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
Currencies, bonds, and stocks appeared to be nonplussed.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
Once Short was gone, Fallon said, “You never kiss me like that anymore,” to a nonplussed Michaels.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2024
For my character, she was at the beginning so nonplussed every time he would flirt with me, I'd be like, "What? What are you talking about?"
From Salon • Feb. 1, 2024
The nonplussed Loomis replied, “Well, we don’t know how to make a million volts that can be useful to you. We can only make sparks jump.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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