appalls

variants also appals
present tense third-person singular of appall

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Verb
  • Many of us are conditioned to think that our ultimate goal in life is to be with someone, so much so, that the mere thought of being alone frightens us.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The moped-like sound of the Shaheds whooshing above the rooftops still unsettles but no longer terrifies.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 18 May 2025
Verb
  • But for both actors, their horror movies are more about love than scares.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Slurp scares, and is scared, at the Haunted Hacienda in Pilgrim World.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The elder Hall’s indifference toward his son’s life shocks even his captor, prompting a bonding moment that softens the viewer’s perceptions of both men.
    Katie Rife, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Someone may step up in a way that shocks you, or someone may fade out just as quickly.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Think of the chatbots that enrage customers, copy that erases brand voice, email that offends prospects, or sales outreach that overwhelms without engaging.
    Andrea Hill, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • 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
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“Appalls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appalls. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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