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Recent Examples of astonishingly
At their closest points, helicopters and planes flew within 75 feet of each other near DCA, an astonishingly close number.
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Sam Sweeney, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2026
Over the past decade, Apple (AAPL) stock has astonishingly provided $847 Bil back to its investors through dividends and stock buybacks.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
That binary choice is one that could spell the doom of the astonishingly successful mutual defense agreement that was founded in 1949 and shepherded wealth and stability across North America and Europe in the post-World War II era.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
Yes, Chelsea have hardly gone short of trophies over the past two decades (21, astonishingly, since 2005, even excluding Community Shields).
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Set the scene Traversing across the South Pacific Ocean on a private speedboat revealed the astonishingly turquoise hues that attract visitors from around the world.
—Kristin Braswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
Shepard would astonishingly make his mark as an avant-garde playwright on the downtown scene with only a few months of networking and no production to his name.
—Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
Two of the five turnovers astonishingly occurred on one play.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Dec. 2025
New regulations finally allowing over-28s, mothers and married women to participate — a concession made, astonishingly, in this decade — were hardly revolutionary.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
Sam Sweeney, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2026
Over the past decade, Apple (AAPL) stock has astonishingly provided $847 Bil back to its investors through dividends and stock buybacks.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
That binary choice is one that could spell the doom of the astonishingly successful mutual defense agreement that was founded in 1949 and shepherded wealth and stability across North America and Europe in the post-World War II era.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 20 Jan. 2026
Yes, Chelsea have hardly gone short of trophies over the past two decades (21, astonishingly, since 2005, even excluding Community Shields).
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Set the scene Traversing across the South Pacific Ocean on a private speedboat revealed the astonishingly turquoise hues that attract visitors from around the world.
—Kristin Braswell, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
Shepard would astonishingly make his mark as an avant-garde playwright on the downtown scene with only a few months of networking and no production to his name.
—Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
Two of the five turnovers astonishingly occurred on one play.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Dec. 2025
New regulations finally allowing over-28s, mothers and married women to participate — a concession made, astonishingly, in this decade — were hardly revolutionary.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for astonishingly
Adverb
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Not surprisingly, government agencies and regulators noticed this effect.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The actors found the trip surprisingly moving.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Virgo August 23 – September 22 Quiet focus can unlock amazingly efficient rhythms.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
19 Jan. 2026
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Yet despite repeat violators’ drivers increased risk for crashes, state law amazingly prohibits insurers from using camera violations to charge higher insurance rates.—
Richard Robbins,
New York Daily News,
19 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Delhomme had an astoundingly poor game — five interceptions and one lost fumble.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Jan. 2026
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The results went astoundingly viral.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
31 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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The root cause of the disappointing guidance — a reduction in manufacturing capacity ahead of a big increase in demand for Intel’s central processing units — strikes me as a stunningly bad strategic decision.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The parents of four have not publicly responded to their firstborn’s stunningly cringeworthy claims.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Set the scene Entering the Metrópolis Building for the first time, with the sense that very few people have seen it like this before, is unexpectedly moving.—
María Casbas,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Jan. 2026
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The series is set in 1821 Los Angeles, where Don Diego de la Vega unexpectedly becomes mayor of his beloved city of Los Angeles.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Astonishingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/astonishingly. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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