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
Eva’s romance with her husband, Franklin Plaskett, delights and amazes her.
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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
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
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
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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Continue reading … MASSIVE UPSET — Venezuela surprises Team USA in thrilling World Baseball Classic final victory.—
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FOXNews.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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A lot of Americans disagree with this war, and that surprises me.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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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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Hyundai stuns with Atlas Hyundai showcased Atlas at CES in Las Vegas last month.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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Jimenez created this look using two coats of a bronzy pearl polish accented with subtle green glitter, resulting in a finish that stuns with its simplicity.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
26 Feb. 2026
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The pacing could be tauter and shocks more visceral, but the film keeps us intrigued enough.—
Bob Strauss,
San Francisco Chronicle,
12 Mar. 2026
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Historically, Citadel notes, productivity shocks lower marginal costs, expand output, and increase real income, acting as a complement to human labor rather than a strict substitute.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Feb. 2026
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If hypotheticals about what could have been are a good dream for New York Knicks fans, then Mikal Bridges is the alarm clock that startles them awake.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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The project, which Steinberger has rebranded multiple times—evolving from Clawdbot to Moltbot and finally to OpenClaw—largely owing to politics—has expanded at a pace that startles even seasoned AI experts.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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In the morning, after a hike through the village’s veins and up a rocky promontory topped with a statue of the Virgin Mary, the Belvedere della Madonnina astounds us with views onto the steep hills and Cala Feola—the island’s second, smaller port and Ponza’s only sandy beach.—
Kristina Kasparian,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2026
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