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amazes

verb

present tense third-person singular of amaze
as in surprises
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 amazes What amazes me is there seems to be a wide swath of Michiganders who don’t seem to mind being lied to. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026 His greatness is never in question, but to have the league at a standstill because of a 41-year-old free agent amazes me. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 17 July 2026 This technology still amazes me. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 8 June 2026 What still amazes a man who has to be hard to impress is the Gunnison Tunnel. — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 3 June 2026 The second thing that strikes me more and actually amazes me is the fact that this is a story, a trope, that is repeated in most of the presentation of Agnes Pockels. — Mariel Carr, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026 Eva’s romance with her husband, Franklin Plaskett, delights and amazes her. — Adelle Waldman, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026 What amazes me is how good human beings can be in a crisis. — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025 What amazes her is how someone chose to save these items and hang on to them for future generations. — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amazes
  1. surprises
  2. astonishes
  3. stuns
  4. shocks
  5. startles
  6. astounds
Verb
  • Pears The fiber content of pears often surprises people, Johnson said.
    — Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The workers’ comp rule that surprises almost everyone Most states require workers’ compensation insurance once a business hires its first employee.
    — Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of surprises
Verb
  • More than 42,000 of those pieces were found over just the past eight years of excavation, a pace that astonishes even the researchers leading the work.
    — Ryan Brennan April 1, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026
  • His work astonishes and moves people far beyond the fashion bubble to this day.
    — WWD Staff, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Definition of astonishes
Verb
  • Innanen stuns as Paul Baker — full name all the time — a Canadian newcomer to the group who becomes integral to his friends’ emotional processing all while operating as the resident Gen-Z eye candy.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Princess Kate stuns at Wimbledon 2026, hands out tickets to fansNeed a news break?
    — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of stuns
Verb
  • Triple murder shocks Miami Machado and Sierra, who had a history of domestic violence, split up shortly before the killings.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • One team usually shocks the world with a run to the postseason.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of shocks
Verb
  • Missile warning startles Dubai Earlier on Friday, a missile warning in the United Arab Emirates caused by a technical glitch underscored the ongoing tensions in the region, following the attack on the cargo vessel and Israeli strikes in Lebanon over the past few days.
    — Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • The combination of flashing light and movement startles them.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
Definition of startles
Verb
  • Hashimi’s tale of unflagging effort amid wretched inequality astounds.
    — Monitor reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2026
  • Throughout it all, Kudrow astounds.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
Definition of astounds

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“Amazes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amazes. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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