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1
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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2
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
Kudrow shouts at Romano, joining the gathering and drawing a more awestruck response from the group.
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J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
These kids have never seen anything like this on their sheltered homeworld, and attempting to mimic their awestruck reaction for the audience is admirable.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
Rams save their season with awestruck win against 49ers
Sept. 23, 2024
Brees led the New Orleans Saints to a Super Bowl title to cap the 2009 season.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
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.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
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J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
These kids have never seen anything like this on their sheltered homeworld, and attempting to mimic their awestruck reaction for the audience is admirable.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
Rams save their season with awestruck win against 49ers
Sept. 23, 2024
Brees led the New Orleans Saints to a Super Bowl title to cap the 2009 season.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
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.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awestruck
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Jaeger was amazed by the online reaction to Ola's story, as many social-media users thanked the couple for saving her.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Her doctors, Flowers says, are amazed at how she’s been able to keep her condition from progressing.—
Nicole Pajer,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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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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The model's celebrity friends were equally shocked at the haircut.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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In post-match interviews, Pochettino sometimes seemed almost shocked at the lack of effort from his squad and suggested, vaguely at least, that other players would be brought in to replace underperforming ones should the issue continue.—
Pablo Maurer,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Over at the Creighton house, Ellie is surprised to find her husband sitting in the dark in their parlor, having an existential crisis.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
6 Apr. 2025
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Final numbers will be released Monday, and no one at Warners — or rival studios — will be surprised if grosses end up being higher.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Apr. 2025
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Eugene Levy so much, his famous eyebrows get raised right off his head and go on a grand tour — ending up as a mustache on a baby, kings to awed caterpillars and even alighting on daughter Sarah’s hand before returning to his face.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Sleek sea otters dive and twirl in a tank before awed visitors.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Awestruck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awestruck. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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