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verb

past tense of astound

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Recent Examples of astounded
Adjective
The sobbing in some of the interviews has left spectators a bit astounded. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025 Countering Online Misinformation Following her diagnosis, Dr. O'Riordan was astounded by the amount of misinformation and dangerous rhetoric online. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025 In an interview with Rolling Stone in 1998, he was astounded by the success of his show. Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 8 Jan. 2025 Many viewers in the comments were astounded at how well Jadyn's wife actually did. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for astounded
Recent Examples of Synonyms for astounded
Adjective
  • Speaking to the media Sunday after his final round at the Genesis Invitational that Tiger annually hosts, Scheffler seemed amazed at what Woods has been able to accomplish after the level of injuries he's sustained over his career.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Father stunned when stranger pays his restaurant bill A dad having breakfast with his kids was amazed when a stranger out of nowhere took care of his bill.
    Khloe Quill, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Little Caesars In this ad for Little Caesars’ Crazy Puffs, actor Eugene Levy is seemingly so astonished after taking a bite that his eyebrows fly off his face and flutter away, terrorizing everyone in their path.
    Angela Yang, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • For the coveted shoot, the Olympic athlete stunned in a variety of looks.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
  • However, most were stunned at Dawn's story.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • One coach recalled noting down some of the insults players were dishing out to themselves mid-practice match, before sharing them with the shocked individuals once the session was over.
    Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Keeping your ears warm and allowing your body to do its job without getting shocked or sick is vital.
    Alexandra Pereira, Travel + Leisure, 24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Rice was surprised when a Ukrainian politician, Viktor Yanukovych, suddenly emerged from a side room.
    James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Many wouldn’t be surprised to hear that this year’s biggest blockbusters aren’t well represented at the Oscars; however, that’s not always the case.
    Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025

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“Astounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/astounded. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.

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