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Recent Examples of appalled
Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
Said franchisees were so appalled that Kempczinski even had to promise to cover some of their losses.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
Leaders in northern Germany are appalled after a shop owner posted an antisemitic sign banning Jewish people in a store window.
—Carlo Angerer, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
She’s appalled at the prospect of participating in a risqué play, as is her highly conservative cousin, Edmund Bertram.
—Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
Said franchisees were so appalled that Kempczinski even had to promise to cover some of their losses.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
Many of the people who commented on the amendment said they were appalled by O’Hare’s cuts to the Democrats’ budgets.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
Leaders in northern Germany are appalled after a shop owner posted an antisemitic sign banning Jewish people in a store window.
—Carlo Angerer, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appalled
Adjective
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Naturally, a broad swath of staffers at CBS News are aghast.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
7 Oct. 2025
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And Clark’s fans, who have often noted the exceptionally high level of physicality directed at Clark and who’ve been aghast at the league office’s reluctance to single out her unique star power, had good reasons to believe that the league was self-sabotaging.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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During a recent clean-out, I was shocked by the various levels of color saturation in my stack of black jeans.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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But the podcast also shocked me.—
Eli Thompson,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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To be honest with you, everyone on the cast is pretty horrified by her behavior.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
7 Nov. 2025
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When the woman ran out of the apartment screaming for help, Burnside turned to his horrified step-daughter, who witnessed the attack on her mom, and began to repeatedly stab her about the body, face and head.—
Thomas Tracy,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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However, her exit early into the show’s final season left fans stunned and wondering why.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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With Jones looking born again, the Colts have stunned the football world by getting out to a 7-2 record, which puts them in first place in the AFC South and is the second-best record in the conference behind only the Denver Broncos.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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After holding the mask down for a few seconds, Angel was pleasantly surprised by the results.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Was Laferte surprised to debut in the top 10?—
Pamela Bustios,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The Millerites, as Miller’s followers came to be called, were inevitably dismayed when the window came and went without biblical incident, a collective reaction known as the Great Disappointment.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
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Despite the fallout, Allen appeared more dismayed than angry at Hollywood’s reaction.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Snook and Lacy, who display such sharp instincts in their best work, seem to have been directed to overact; cameras freeze on their exaggeratedly bewildered or angry or devastated expressions, putting exclamation points at the end of too many scenes.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Instead, a bewildered stranger answers the door.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Appalled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appalled. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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