as in aghast
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as in shocked
to cause an unpleasant surprise for
conditions inside the house overrun with cats simply appalled animal control officers
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Recent Examples of appalled
Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 Aug. 2024
Eilis, appalled and furious, returns to Ireland to figure things out.
—Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2024
Finally, there’s the late-to-the-party Johnny (Christopher Sears), a free-spirited recovering heroin addict who brings along his fellow 12-stepper Loren (Barbie Ferreira), the outsider and truth-teller whose appalled at the hateful religious vitriol spewed by Diana.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
On a technical level, appalled is also the right lens.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 Aug. 2024
Eilis, appalled and furious, returns to Ireland to figure things out.
—Katherine A. Powers, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
Verb
He was particularly appalled by how the murder was carried out – gunshots from behind.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2024
Finally, there’s the late-to-the-party Johnny (Christopher Sears), a free-spirited recovering heroin addict who brings along his fellow 12-stepper Loren (Barbie Ferreira), the outsider and truth-teller whose appalled at the hateful religious vitriol spewed by Diana.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appalled
Adjective
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But Guibert says her son never embraced fame and was aghast at being named to People Magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful list.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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But Texans fans were aghast at two costly roughing-call penalties that significantly helped out the Chiefs’ — one of which even the signal-caller understands seemingly crossed the line.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Subway Violence Meanwhile, the incident is the latest in a series of high-profile crimes on New York subway trains that have shocked the city.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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And the art world is no different — some artists are using it to help generate work, and others are shocked by its capabilities.—
Lucy Handley,
CNBC,
23 Dec. 2024
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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His robot had been programmed to display unsubtle emotions: happy face, sad face, surprised face.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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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The videos highlight the collision taking place online between the law, which Congress passed with wide support last year, and everyday users of TikTok, who are dismayed that the app may soon disappear.—
Madison Malone Kircher,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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World & Nation Serbia shocked, dismayed after two mass shootings in two days May 5, 2023 Footage broadcast by Croatian media on Friday showed children running away from the school building and a medical helicopter landing in the schoolyard.—
Darko Bandic,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Dec. 2024
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Yes, Sam Darnold looked bewildered against Detroit in the regular season finale, and that conjures all sorts of lingering doubts.—
Jordan Brenner,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025
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The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore brought different weapons to this cute fight: bobcat Kilgore and otter Brie, both seeming a little bewildered by the powder that surrounded them today.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Appalled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appalled. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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