as in astonishes
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 her is how someone chose to save these items and hang on to them for future generations.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
Personality-wise, Luca amazes me.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
What amazes me is how the same film sparks such different conversations, depending on the room.
—Eitan Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
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.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 27 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
Selling 17,000 social robots still amazes me.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 6 June 2025
Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
Personality-wise, Luca amazes me.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
What amazes me is how the same film sparks such different conversations, depending on the room.
—Eitan Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
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.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 27 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
Selling 17,000 social robots still amazes me.
—Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 6 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amazes
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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
Verb
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But every now and then a recipe surprises us.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
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Kendall Jenner surprises students from UT Austin with 818 Tequila and Uber Eats tailgate supplies ahead of Tailgate with 818 in Dallas.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Among them, Colleen Allen’s debut velvet maxi stuns in its simplicity, and Dries Van Noten’s bohemian take, fresh off the FW25 runway, makes a convincing case for maximalism.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
22 Oct. 2025
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Once inside, the home stuns with an abundance of natural light streaming from the many windows wrapping the main level.—
Miriam Schwartz,
Boston Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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Instead of pulling himself up, Red Hood shocks the hero with a hand buzzer and falls into the chemicals.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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Customers spend an average of $30 to $40 on costumes and $10 to $20 on joke or gag items, like a doughnut with a roach attached to the bottom, or a fake car fob that shocks the hand.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
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As the dolphin gets closer to the glass, the Chihuahua lets out a bark that startles the dolphin, who then starts mimicking the dog's mouth movements in a sort of chasing game across species.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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Rudy rocks it as Frankenstein Tiny tot Rudy rocked a green-and-black Frankenstein hat and jacket, which cost around $20.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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This 50-inch Hisense TV rocks a 4K UHD with HDR10 and Dolby Vision that make your shows pop.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Amazes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amazes. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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