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Recent Examples of amazingly
The evolution is amazingly quick.
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
Created from imagery of the actual towers captured via drone, the sculpture is over 8 feet tall and amazingly accurate, recording the details of each individual work of graffiti, the textures of concrete and iron, and the construction debris left haphazardly about the site.
—Sharon Mizota, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
With jets flying overhead and shells exploding nearby, the scene, shot in the Philippines, was done, amazingly, in one take.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026
Murphy’s response, on Newsom’s podcast, was amazingly mean.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
Created from imagery of the actual towers captured via drone, the sculpture is over 8 feet tall and amazingly accurate, recording the details of each individual work of graffiti, the textures of concrete and iron, and the construction debris left haphazardly about the site.
—Sharon Mizota, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
With jets flying overhead and shells exploding nearby, the scene, shot in the Philippines, was done, amazingly, in one take.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026
Murphy’s response, on Newsom’s podcast, was amazingly mean.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amazingly
Adverb
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The state of the union’s economy is surprisingly strong.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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The menu leans locally-sourced and has excellent vegetarian options as well as, not surprisingly, a stellar wine list.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The Agnus Dei begins in glum realization that there may be no compensation for humanity’s great sins when, again astonishingly without expectation, one of Beethoven’s uniquely wondrous melodies takes over.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Snejana, who’s teaching my practice today, is almost astonishingly sweet and earnest.—
Blair Braverman,
Outside,
18 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Somewhat astoundingly, each of his proposals, if enacted, would be more likely to make the affordability problem worse, not better.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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To Dallas’ astoundingly great luck, the arrival and rise of Cooper Flagg has been a bright ray of hope and excitement, but with Doncic back in the building the air was thick with gloom, regret and, yes, ongoing anger.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
31 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Eventually, Connor made his way into Trans Am road racing, and his stunningly quick success there attracted the eye of the NASCAR world.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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The high-resolution imagery reveals a stunningly diverse landscape of snowy valleys threaded with a vein-like network of mountain peaks, around which sit the venues of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
10 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Cardiac arrest occurs when a person’s heart stops beating unexpectedly, which in turn stops blood flow to the brain and other organs.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Feb. 2026
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For decades, scientists have found that the ice giant’s upper atmosphere is unexpectedly cooling—and these latest measurements show that trend is still going.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
24 Feb. 2026
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