amazes

present tense third-person singular of amaze

Example Sentences

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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. 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
Verb
  • His work astonishes and moves people far beyond the fashion bubble to this day.
    WWD Staff, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But every now and then a recipe surprises us.
    Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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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