as in amazed
filled with amazement or wonder
gave the nationally known golfer an awed look
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Recent Examples of awed
Steven Levy, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
If anything, Annie seemed almost awed by the complexities of a loving 5-year-old’s mind.
—Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
In the early 1960s, when Wolf’s coding efforts could involve stacks of punch cards a foot and a half high, she was awed by the range of ideas her Panoramic colleagues threw at the wall.
—Shaun Raviv, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2020
Hereafter is ultimately too touchy-feely for its own good — too awed by its modest musings on the mystery of being alive — and the film suggests Damon isn’t so great at playing characters with a mystical bent.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2024
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Adjective
Steve Jobs would come at a journalist like the rain in Buenaventura, aggressively pitching his message; Cook envelopes his interlocutors in a gentle mist and confides awed assessments of his company’s efforts.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
If anything, Annie seemed almost awed by the complexities of a loving 5-year-old’s mind.
—Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
In the early 1960s, when Wolf’s coding efforts could involve stacks of punch cards a foot and a half high, she was awed by the range of ideas her Panoramic colleagues threw at the wall.
—Shaun Raviv, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2020
Hereafter is ultimately too touchy-feely for its own good — too awed by its modest musings on the mystery of being alive — and the film suggests Damon isn’t so great at playing characters with a mystical bent.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awed
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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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Purists will be appalled that Mangold conflates another seminal moment into the Newport show.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Viewers in the comments were appalled—but his behavior might not be too much of a shock to researchers on gender.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 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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Much of this diaspora has also responded to Assad’s downfall with astonished glee, some rushing to return home.Alexander Smith, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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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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“Awed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awed. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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