as in to discourage
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 daunt
But the daunting posts were just T’ing up the Swirls and Fusions announcement — plain chocolate and vanilla Frostys aren’t going anywhere, a Wendy's spokesperson confirmed to PEOPLE.
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Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Peterborough, however, will not be daunted by the challenge.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
One stretch of the golf course has been particularly daunting for him at Augusta.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Michael Kim Michael Kim's relentless work ethic has paid off, securing his Masters spot after a daunting eight consecutive events.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Peterborough, however, will not be daunted by the challenge.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
One stretch of the golf course has been particularly daunting for him at Augusta.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Michael Kim Michael Kim's relentless work ethic has paid off, securing his Masters spot after a daunting eight consecutive events.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daunt
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Bailey made headlines leading up to the draft by reportedly discouraging Philadelphia from selecting him, and even attempted to do the same with Utah.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
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President Snow, facing growing unrest across the nation as a result of the pair’s joint victory, demands that Katniss and Peeta pretend to be in love during their Victory Tour to discourage any rebellions.—
Kelly Martinez Published,
EW.com,
5 July 2025
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Williams often got frustrated with him and told him to be quiet.—
Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 July 2025
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Others are frustrated by the sheer volume of low-effort AI content flooding their feeds.—
Zach Vallese,
CNBC,
2 July 2025
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“Daunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daunt. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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