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as in to daze
to make senseless or dizzy by a blow
a powerful uppercut to the jaw stunned the boxer and sent him crashing to the canvas
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as in to amaze
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected
the news of their boss's termination stunned the staff
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Recent Examples of stun
Jey Uso opened up the offense with a series of right hands that did not even stun Oba Femi.
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Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Australian singer-songwriter Tash Sultana presented an emotional and powerful mid-afternoon set with soaring guitar solos and vocals, live looping and musical dexterity that left the audience stunned in the best way possible.
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Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
In a frenetic start to the game at a raucous Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Haiti stunned Morocco after 10 minutes.
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Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Harper and the Phillies stunned Washington Thursday night after trailing 5-0, with Harper hitting the go-ahead two-run home run in the ninth inning to cap a seven-run rally.
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Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
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Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Australian singer-songwriter Tash Sultana presented an emotional and powerful mid-afternoon set with soaring guitar solos and vocals, live looping and musical dexterity that left the audience stunned in the best way possible.
—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
In a frenetic start to the game at a raucous Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Haiti stunned Morocco after 10 minutes.
—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Harper and the Phillies stunned Washington Thursday night after trailing 5-0, with Harper hitting the go-ahead two-run home run in the ninth inning to cap a seven-run rally.
—
Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stun
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Fatu was dazed and Reigns speared him through the table.
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When the Knicks won, Berns was dazed.
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More than 30 years later, what amazes me isn’t just what that team accomplished on the field.
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This technology still amazes me.
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While receiving treatment at a British base, Derek learned that he was paralyzed from the chest down.
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With endless criteria, knowing exactly what to ask for from a pair of jean shorts is paralyzing.
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Through the fantastical nature of this story and the original nature of the omniscient narrator Ahmad is able to continually surprise.
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There was also a nice moment with his dad, who surprised him after flying to New York on a red-eye Sunday morning.
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In a scandal that rocked the business, Davis was fired from Columbia in May 1973, accused of defrauding the company of $94,000 in expense-account violations, including paying for his son Fred’s bar mitzvah and a renovation of his apartment.
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Whitehead took the stage at around seven, rocking at the hips like a boxer readying himself to deliver a quick knockout.
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Cape Verde came onto the international stage with a thrilling show — shocking the world with its 0-0 draw against Spain, where Vozinha was catapulted into sports stardom for stonewalling the Spanish, and on to its 2-2 stalemate with Uruguay.
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This was a practice in which doctors used extreme measures such as draining large amounts of blood (bloodletting) or inducing vomiting in an attempt to shock the patient’s body back to health.
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Lightning hits the United States approximately 25 million times annually.
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The Iraq goalkeeper didn't make a play on it, as the ball hit the post and bounced away.
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The mobile phone alert startled many across the city-state of Dubai, the first such alert since the interim ceasefire.
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Lansley said she has been startled by how chatbots can appear to display emotional intelligence.
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“Stun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stun. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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