as in aghast
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as in shocked
to cause an unpleasant surprise for
conditions inside the house overrun with cats simply appalled animal control officers
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Recent Examples of appalled
Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Alma refuses to stay for the ending, and Alfred is equally appalled.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2025
Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
Some Lakes residents are appalled by her solicitation.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Abramovich looked appalled and said the club’s sporting director Frank Arnesen had told him Gomis was a top priority.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Alma refuses to stay for the ending, and Alfred is equally appalled.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
The murder appalled the city, and Musa’s family demanded justice.
—Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
Some Lakes residents are appalled by her solicitation.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appalled
Adjective
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Many in Iowa were aghast at the 1854 Kansas Nebraska Act that effectively nullified the agreement.—
Bill Steiden,
Des Moines Register,
24 Mar. 2026
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When Barbara Walters started interviewing celebrities on her prime time specials for ABC in the 1970s, pearl-clutching journalistic purists were aghast.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The moon’s clash with Jupiter is a confidence booster, but don’t be shocked by a mid-day mood swing.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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While some celebrants have greeted these caricatures with cathartic jeers and sneers, others are shocked and outraged.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This little bird was a horrified little lump that just kept falling over his feet.—
Emma Forgione,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2026
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The horrified fisherman ran out to the street to hail the Mascotte police chief, who was directing traffic in front of a nearby elementary school.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The original footage showed something remarkable — dogs acting with coordination, loyalty, and determination that stunned viewers.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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The news stunned California, where Chavez rose to national prominence in the mid-1960s as a galvanizing force for better pay and working conditions for agricultural laborers.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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No one, not even Jason — who is baffled at the galley’s sudden collapse — is more surprised at Ellie’s outburst than Ben.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2026
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When the Epstein files were released earlier this year, Scott Aaronson was surprised to find his own name in them.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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As Venezuelans ran onto the infield to celebrate, the dismayed Americans stared while leaning on their dugout railing.—
Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Venezuelans ran onto the infield to celebrate as the dismayed Americans stared while leaning on their dugout railing.—
Ronald Blum,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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There was no punchline, no twist — just the straightforward, slightly bewildered observation that someone, somewhere, had performed surgery on a grape.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Exasperated, bewildered, and realizing other musicians were also dealing with this, Bender came up with a way to show just how porous the system was.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Appalled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appalled. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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