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- verb   Simple past tense and past participle of 
nonplus . 
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective filled with bewilderment
 
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Examples
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Senate President Pro Tem John Burton (D-San Francisco) said he was "nonplused" by Schwarzenegger's comment.
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To be fair, you can understand why the people who encounter them might be nonplused.
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My brother-in-law, press secretary for the state governor, flipped out some cash and solved the problem, glaring angrily at my buddy, who was drunk, and nonplused.
Googling A Ghost John Olson 2011
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Roosevelt was initially nonplused, slow to appreciate the severity of the downturn.
Obama's Re-Election Model Is FDR Paul Moreno 2011
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So have professors nonplused by term papers whose references have all apparently been gleaned from open-media sources.
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So have professors nonplused by term papers whose references have all apparently been gleaned from open-media sources.
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"When I play, I try to make friends, with my team and the other," a nonplused Mr. Bol said.
Manute Bol, former Washington Bullet and one of NBA's tallest players, dies at 47 2010
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Or you nonplused by all this and sticking with your Blackberry or your Startac or something? felix
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The first lady, for her part, seems nonplused by the scrutiny of her style.
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Until they install surround sound on a bike I am nonplused.
Rumblings of Change: The Future's So Loud, I Gotta Wear Earplugs BikeSnobNYC 2010
 
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