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astonished

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verb

past tense of astonish

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of astonished
Adjective
And the writer’s astonished eyes answer: yes, that was me. Jayson Greene, Time, 17 June 2025 Arriving onstage hours late, Stone regaled the astonished crowd with a diatribe against Jerry Goldstein, his manager since the early ’90s. Chris Morris, Variety, 9 June 2025
Verb
The Wall Street veteran was astonished by the Chouinards’ sincere desire to part with their fortune. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025 The success of the event astonished everybody. George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for astonished
Recent Examples of Synonyms for astonished
Adjective
  • Questlove rewinds over and over, amazed at the band’s tightness.
    Touré, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The viral video sparked thousands of comments from amazed, and skeptical, viewers.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Plainly, Miami was surprised by how Louisville came out, Cards coach Jeff Brohm one-up on Cristobal’s staff.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
  • But one woman's response to a fairly common interview question has surprised viewers on social media, leaving them in hysterics with her peculiar answer.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The stunned silence after her answer kind of says it all.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
  • What has left me completely stunned is that Labubus are on sale, too—just not on Amazon.
    Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • However, many of those watching Ray’s video were shocked at how long his daughter’s day at school was.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Then, when the movie came to Netflix in 2021 and there was an online resurgence, she was once again shocked to learn about the series' impact.
    Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The press has been deluged with letters from horrified subscribers.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The horrified screams of Franklin’s children were also caught on the 911 recording.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Who jumped, startled, when Rey laughed nervously.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
  • First baseman Michael Toglia covered his head, too, and was startled when the ball landed a few feet from him.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2025

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“Astonished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/astonished. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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