as in amazed
filled with amazement or wonder
gave the nationally known golfer an awed look
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Recent Examples of awed
Robert Lang, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
Give me pot-banging, Lady Liberty ticker-tape or scanning the Western sky, not for witches or UFOs, but together, awed by the eclipse.
—Caroline Aiken Koster, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025
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
As a lapsed Catholic, I was awed by the brilliance of this altarpiece.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
She was both awed by and in some ways unsurprised by that possibility.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
Give me pot-banging, Lady Liberty ticker-tape or scanning the Western sky, not for witches or UFOs, but together, awed by the eclipse.
—Caroline Aiken Koster, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025
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
As a lapsed Catholic, I was awed by the brilliance of this altarpiece.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awed
Adjective
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Instead, experts were simply amazed that a computer could finally recognize images with near-human accuracy.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
24 Mar. 2025
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Haney and a group of still-tight Hillgrove pals would visit Engram in the city and walk around amazed as their taller-than-average buddy since fifth grade drew oohs and aahs from onlookers.—
Luca Evans,
The Denver Post,
21 Mar. 2025
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Intelligence officials were appalled.—
Shane Harris,
The Atlantic,
3 Jan. 2025
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At the time, we were appalled to learn that some twenty thousand Syrians had died.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The following day, at a Dunkin’ beneath the Capitol complex, Rhodes held forth to astonished journalists about the righteousness of the assault.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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The nearly two-and-a-half-minute clip shows many of the original film's iconic scenes, including Lilo's astonished discovery of the mysterious blue alien Stitch.—
Edward Segarra,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2025
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Nwodim was clearly surprised but also seemed a little thrilled, merrily noting that the show was going to get fined as Jost and Che howled with laughter behind her.—
Esther Zuckerman,
The Atlantic,
6 Apr. 2025
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Sheeran has made some pop-up appearances recently, busking in front of surprised passers-by, while also previewing tracks from the forthcoming record for tastemakers.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Awed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awed. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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