as in discouraging
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as in frustrating
to lessen the courage or confidence of
the raging inferno didn't daunt the firefighters for a moment
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Recent Examples of daunting
Will Tizard, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
And even as the Senate map has become more daunting for Democrats with West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin retiring, opportunities to mitigate GOP gains have opened up in Texas and, increasingly, Nebraska.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2024
Traveling to China for the first time can be daunting.
—Passport By Forbeslife, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
The project was daunting: the powerful steel company seemingly has strong influence in the area and has shown little interest in accommodating outsiders.
—Will Tizard, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
And even as the Senate map has become more daunting for Democrats with West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin retiring, opportunities to mitigate GOP gains have opened up in Texas and, increasingly, Nebraska.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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If that concept sounds daunting, it’s supposed to.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2024
Traveling to China for the first time can be daunting.
—Passport By Forbeslife, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daunting
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Lack of access can be discouraging to new collectors.Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park, for instance, is discouraging hiking and backcountry travel for the time being, while Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests are temporarily closed.Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
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The problem is particularly troublesome in areas of the country without doctors, nurses, midwives or medical centers specializing in maternity care.Erika Edwards, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The big issue was that getting to those hard-to-reach areas was troublesome.Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
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The math suggests a dismaying possibility: these votes may very well swing.Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
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Amid the meal, the guest made a dismaying discovery.Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recently officials announced the disturbing news that bird flu has infected a pig in Oregon, a troubling development that health experts say could mean a more transmissible and virulent virus.Seema Policepatil, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
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What progress Israel has made, moreover, offers a troubling precedent for the lowering of moral standards in the pursuit of victory.John Spencer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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The great director Hiro Murai collaborated with Glover on one of the most unsettling half-hours of TV in the 2010s, an experience that unfolded without commercial breaks.Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
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The only person who sees what’s disturbing about her is her daughter, Eva, and very soon all will see what is unsettling about her, too.Joe Otterson, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
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For example, people often dodge screenings and diagnostic tests to avoid the frightening possibility of discovering cancer.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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Demi Moore is sharing scary photos of a frightening side of her character in the body horror movie The Substance.Tim Lammers, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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But now that Musk is gaining political power as a close ally of President-elect Donald Trump, his demands for criminal charges against critics are much more worrisome, according to scholars and groups devoted to the First Amendment.David Ingram, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Certain symptoms and coinciding factors can make a swollen lymph node more worrisome.Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Oct. 2024
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Balance upsetting coverage with good news, stories of progress, and examples of people who have gone through tragedy and made it to the other side.Allie Volpe, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
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Dye notes that the upsetting details of the case in the quiet Mississippi beach town have had reverberating effects on the small seaside community.Emily Palmer, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Daunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daunting. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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