: feeling or showing great surprise or wonder
was amazed to hear what had happened
was too amazed to react at first
wearing an amazed expression on her face
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you'd be amazed at the destruction one small squirrel can cause inside a house
a visitor cannot help but be amazed by the size of the Great Pyramid
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Customers were amazed to see such an unusual stunt.
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Stephanie Forshee, Fortune, 14 May 2024
Scientist left amazed by the aurora The aurora seen on May 10 amazed Antonella Fruscione, an astrophysicist at Harvard University.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
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Stephanie Forshee, Fortune, 14 May 2024
Scientist left amazed by the aurora The aurora seen on May 10 amazed Antonella Fruscione, an astrophysicist at Harvard University.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
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“Amazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amazed. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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