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appalls

verb

variants also appals

present tense third-person singular of appall

as in shocks

to cause an unpleasant surprise for conditions inside the house overrun with cats simply appalled animal control officers

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One team usually shocks the world with a run to the postseason.

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The incident shocks audience members and sends cast and crew into a meltdown.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of shocks

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Watching how the United States treats detainees horrifies many Canadians, said Julia Sande, an immigration attorney with Amnesty International.

— Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Sunday was another game-long display of why Wembanyama horrifies opponents from either side of the ball.

— James Jackson, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026

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The prospect of Sean Steur or Lewis Hall — whose contract situation Wilson refused to be drawn on, despite being asked three times — leaving is not something which frightens the hierarchy.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Penelope, too, is asked to occupy a landscape that frightens her, not only as a neurodivergent child in a neurotypical culture, but as a child now situated in an adult world.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026

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Innanen stuns as Paul Baker — full name all the time — a Canadian newcomer to the group who becomes integral to his friends’ emotional processing all while operating as the resident Gen-Z eye candy.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
Princess Kate stuns at Wimbledon 2026, hands out tickets to fansNeed a news break?

— Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

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