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as in stunned
affected with sudden and great wonder or surprise
the crowds were awestruck by the aerial feats of the stunt pilots
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as in wondering
filled with amazement or wonder
awestruck by the majesty of the Sierra Nevada Mountains
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Recent Examples of awestruck
Some of them were milling around on Tuesday morning, in the Pfister Hotel—otherwise known as the holy of holies, for this was where Trump was staying, if the awestruck rumors were correct.
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
This moment doesn’t ring with the same awestruck inspirationalism of other fight-movie resurrections — think Russell Crowe in Cinderella Man, whose return to the ring after a crippling injury sends him into early retirement is cast as triumphant.
—Beatrice Loayza, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2024
This story of a magical night where basketball superstars crashed a prom and danced with giddy, awestruck teenagers.
—Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 8 June 2023
These Hasbro action figures, and their onscreen incarnations, are capable of reducing even the most mature, jaded adult into an awestruck child who just wants to get down on the floor and play with them.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 June 2023
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
This moment doesn’t ring with the same awestruck inspirationalism of other fight-movie resurrections — think Russell Crowe in Cinderella Man, whose return to the ring after a crippling injury sends him into early retirement is cast as triumphant.
—Beatrice Loayza, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2024
This story of a magical night where basketball superstars crashed a prom and danced with giddy, awestruck teenagers.
—Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 8 June 2023
These Hasbro action figures, and their onscreen incarnations, are capable of reducing even the most mature, jaded adult into an awestruck child who just wants to get down on the floor and play with them.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awestruck
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How Did TikTok React? After posting the footage on TikTok, Lemos was amazed by the overwhelming reaction.Paul du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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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
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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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The giant wall of (working!) video monitors that Wagner and his team built ended up being a great way to pull the characters, and the camera, into the same astonished viewership as the ABC audience.Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
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One Direction Members and Loved Ones Attend Liam Payne's Funeral By Maggie Ekberg Contributing Entertainment Writer 0 Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Liam Payne's sudden passing shocked fans worldwide, and now, his cause of death has been confirmed.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, Danni fills in Diana, who’s shocked that Danni was so bold to their boss.Emma Soren, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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However, many viewers were surprised to find out the fan-favorite character was actually played by a cisgender man, actor Park Sung-hoon, and not an actual transgender woman.Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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This Earth sign loves a good tradition, so don’t be surprised if your plans lean toward classic celebration with a thoughtful twist — romantic dinners, heartfelt toasts or something as simple as a genuine conversation about the future with your special someone.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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The work of art is not a miraculously healing, autonomous object that finds its counterpoint in an awed and newly invigorated individual viewer.Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
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As a lapsed Catholic, I was awed by the brilliance of this altarpiece.Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Awestruck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awestruck. Accessed 12 Jan. 2025.
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