as in to surprise
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected
your ability to remember names and faces amazes me
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Recent Examples of amaze
Remus, who is now 5, amazes his family by reading books on his own, a development which Whittenburg attributes in part to the Imagination Library.
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Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
What has amazed Boudreau even more is that even as the project was suspended, many staff members kept working informally — keeping tabs on the famine situation in their country.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025
His digital life is just as organized—a fact that never fails to amaze (and slightly depress) me.
—Dan Rockmore, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
What amazes her is how someone chose to save these items and hang on to them for future generations.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2025
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Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
What has amazed Boudreau even more is that even as the project was suspended, many staff members kept working informally — keeping tabs on the famine situation in their country.
—Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025
His digital life is just as organized—a fact that never fails to amaze (and slightly depress) me.
—Dan Rockmore, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
What amazes her is how someone chose to save these items and hang on to them for future generations.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amaze
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But what surprised me most about these curls was the stealthiness of the burn.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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Three days later, the couple's friends surprised them with a celebratory wedding dinner.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Hollywood leaders were astonished; free speech groups were appalled; and the episode triggered a multi-day news cycle about free speech and corporate capitulation to political pressure.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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His work astonishes and moves people far beyond the fashion bubble to this day.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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The industry was stunned when Colorado inked former National League MVP Kris Bryant to a seven-year, $182 million contract after the 2021 season.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Continue reading … OUT OF NOWHERE – Driver stunned when a surprise visitor makes a sudden appearance.—
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FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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The legacy trade preference program lapsed Tuesday without a renewal from Congress, shocking some and disappointing many, including lawmakers, importers and the Sub-Saharan African (SSA) exporters and heads of state who have been lobbying with mounting fervor for an extension.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
30 Sep. 2025
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The rural Wisconsinite, who died in a psychiatric institution in 1984, became known for keeping as totems pieces of his victims’ bodies, in a string of crimes that shocked bucolic 1950s America.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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Sleep may be disturbed by a pet's movements, and dogs may bite if startled.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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The record-scratch startle that jump-starts the dramatic arc occurs when Eleanor (Squibb) is trying to figure out what to do with herself at a Manhattan Jewish community center after recently relocating from Florida.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
25 Sep. 2025
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His appearance in Washington newspaper gossip and social columns must have astounded his Pentagon colleagues.—
William Taubman,
Air Mail,
20 Sep. 2025
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As someone who views the world through a public health lens, the magnitude of collective grief astounded me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Amaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amaze. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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