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stump

noun as in end piece

Weak match

verb as in confuse, bewilder

verb as in walk with deliberation

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The president thinks outside the box, dispensing with the strategy of experts who have been stumped in the region for decades.

The onscreen version of Keaton is stumped when Alvy Singer brings her a copy of the philosophical tome “Death and Western Thought.”

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Boat disasters are common on Lake Volta, often caused by overloading and collisions with tree stumps.

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Attempting a single after pushing the ball to mid-off, Jaiswal set off, but Gill had his back towards the striker and was ball-watching, and Imlach was quick to rattle the stumps.

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I understand that credit score is based on use of available credit, but I’m stumped as to why it’s so volatile.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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