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Recent Examples of astonishingly
Most of them are astonishingly clear, though a few are milkier or even red at depth (some of the red ones have clarity like a ruby).
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Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Here, within an astonishingly small radius, are housed such digital titans as OpenAI, Meta, Alphabet, Apple, Intel, Nvidia, Oracle, Salesforce, Adobe and HP.
—Tyler Johnson, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Cosmologists now argue the universe’s primordial magnetic fields were astonishingly weak, comparable to the brain’s tiny signals, yet still thread today’s cosmic web.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Tulloch is one of Silicon Valley’s cutting-edge AI researchers who have lately attracted astonishingly lucrative job offers from legacy tech companies trying to lure them away from their AI-native startups.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
The production process is astonishingly simple.
—Akiko Katayama, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
But for the first time since Boy George sprang for eyeliner and a dress, the British pop scene came astonishingly alive in the past year.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
But the film’s wild, icy and rural visuals, captured grandly by cinematographer Tyson Perkins, are astonishingly gorgeous to meditate in.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
But to close out the show, the band launched into the Bon Jovi fist-pumper, which, astonishingly, turns 40 next year.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Here, within an astonishingly small radius, are housed such digital titans as OpenAI, Meta, Alphabet, Apple, Intel, Nvidia, Oracle, Salesforce, Adobe and HP.
—Tyler Johnson, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Cosmologists now argue the universe’s primordial magnetic fields were astonishingly weak, comparable to the brain’s tiny signals, yet still thread today’s cosmic web.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Tulloch is one of Silicon Valley’s cutting-edge AI researchers who have lately attracted astonishingly lucrative job offers from legacy tech companies trying to lure them away from their AI-native startups.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
The production process is astonishingly simple.
—Akiko Katayama, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
But for the first time since Boy George sprang for eyeliner and a dress, the British pop scene came astonishingly alive in the past year.
—Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
But the film’s wild, icy and rural visuals, captured grandly by cinematographer Tyson Perkins, are astonishingly gorgeous to meditate in.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
But to close out the show, the band launched into the Bon Jovi fist-pumper, which, astonishingly, turns 40 next year.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for astonishingly
Adverb
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Generosity can be a surprisingly powerful economic indicator.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Whole milk comes out thick and lush, like the classic cappuccino topping, while oat milk holds up surprisingly well, too—creamy and stable instead of watery.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The answer from behind the wheel, amazingly, is both.—
Ben Oliver,
Robb Report,
30 Sep. 2025
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Daltrey’s voice — the one thing that really makes or breaks a Who show — sounded amazingly strong for most of the night.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Then millions did, an astoundingly quick adoption.—
Jim Cramer,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Nonetheless, this excellent and unlikely cocktail was, astoundingly and as the name suggests, conceived to be enjoyed in the morning.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
27 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Over the last 15 years, health data has mostly become electronic, compute power has expanded 360-fold and artificial intelligence has become stunningly powerful.—
Dan Riskin,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Husseini had proven stunningly corrupt.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The album sometimes does fit that description—especially on the relatively strong, if unexpectedly downcast, opening three songs.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
3 Oct. 2025
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The new Fair Oaks restaurant and an upcoming Roseville eatery are housed in units formerly filled by Chando’s Tacos — which shut down unexpectedly in July — with two other restaurants slated for Davis and Elk Grove.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Astonishingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/astonishingly. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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