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as in stunned
affected with sudden and great wonder or surprise
you'd be amazed at the destruction one small squirrel can cause inside a house
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as in wondering
filled with amazement or wonder
a visitor cannot help but be amazed by the size of the Great Pyramid
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as in surprised
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected
your ability to remember names and faces amazes me
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Recent Examples of amazed
Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
So Hard the Unthinkable Happens—and Owner Got It on Film
With over 5,600 likes and 143 comments, users were amazed at this dog's ability to get in with the crows, noting their jealousy as getting on a crow's good side is not that simple.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
The find amazed scientists, as the scientific community was still uncertain about how birds survived the winter.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Despite the ongoing mystery of the items' purpose, Slack was amazed by the response online.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
Among the millions of Americans amazed by the aurora was Antonella Fruscione, an astrophysicist at Harvard University, who rushed to send photos of the celestial event to her friends in Italy.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
So Hard the Unthinkable Happens—and Owner Got It on Film
With over 5,600 likes and 143 comments, users were amazed at this dog's ability to get in with the crows, noting their jealousy as getting on a crow's good side is not that simple.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
The find amazed scientists, as the scientific community was still uncertain about how birds survived the winter.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Despite the ongoing mystery of the items' purpose, Slack was amazed by the response online.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for amazed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amazed
Adjective
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McCasland was shocked, asking one of his staff members to see the replay on an iPad.—
CJ Moore,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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Everyone has been sufficiently shocked, Hazen said.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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One of the most memorable examples is Caravaggio’s painting from 1601, in the National Gallery in London, showing an astonished apostle wearing a scallop shell on his vest.—
Virginia Raguin,
The Conversation,
21 Jan. 2025
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Very quickly, Hughes and the Hughes Aircraft company, with characteristic enthusiasm, took over the entire project and left Kaiser on the sidelines more or less as an astonished spectator.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
25 Dec. 2024
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However, most were stunned at Dawn's story.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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For the coveted shoot, the Olympic athlete stunned in a variety of looks.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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And no one is at all surprised that Naomi Girma, who is set to move to Chelsea from the San Diego Wave, will have the status of football’s most expensive female footballer.—
Michael Cox,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Kirkpatrick was surprised to find that there was a market for his drawings.—
Avalon Hester,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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And that’s the other important point about 2016, is that immediately a resistance paradigm kicked in among Democrats, among people who were upset and appalled and worried about Trump’s victory.—
Avishay Artsy,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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Citizens tried to derail the plan as well, more appalled by the idea of razing an old cemetery than delighted by the prospects of a new park.—
Christina Ray Stanton,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Oct. 2024
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Its striking, smoke-ring-like appearance has both awed and puzzled astronomers, who have long debated whether this remnant truly takes on a ring shape or if its appearance is merely an illusion created by our viewpoint in space.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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On Saturday, as culmination to Marvel’s packed San Diego Comic-Con panel announcing the studio’s upcoming slate of projects, veteran MCU hands Anthony and Joe Russo appeared onstage alongside a phalanx of sinister metal-mask-wearing, robed figures to ecstatic cheers and awed murmurs.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
29 July 2024
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“Amazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amazed. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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