astonishingly

adverb

as in surprisingly

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Recent Examples of astonishingly And Mythology is the most astonishingly successful of all of her books. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026 The pacing sometimes goes slack, but even when the narrative starts wandering, Simple Town boasts a goofy magnetism that sustains the movie astonishingly well. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 July 2026 Musk got a late start in the LLM game, and spun up xAI’s data center in astonishingly record time. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 10 July 2026 How to create cells from scratch Natural cells are astonishingly complicated. — Tara Deans, The Conversation, 8 July 2026 That combination caught the eye of private equity, with PE firms stepping in to acquire clinics around the country at an astonishingly high rate. — Jeff Beck, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Perhaps most astonishingly, the movie manages to make creepy clowns — that shopworn trope — genuinely frightening again. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026 Cape Verde came astonishingly close to taking defending champions Argentina all the way to penalties, eventually falling to a 3-2 extra-time defeat despite an incredible goal from full-back Sidny Lopes Cabral. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 4 July 2026 For the next step up in Apple's current-gen offerings, a $50 price drop on the astonishingly great MacBook Pro is a little treat. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for astonishingly
  1. surprisingly
  2. amazingly
  3. astoundingly
  4. stunningly
  5. unexpectedly
Adverb
  • In a culture obsessed with doing more, buying more and optimizing more, simplicity has become surprisingly disruptive.
    — Karin Eldor, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The surprisingly common diagnosis has several culprits and the symptoms can be silent.
    — Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of surprisingly
Adverb
  • Unfortunately, the group offered amazingly little of that over the course of the night, minimizing the bells and whistles during what could be properly dubbed a fairly boring stage show overall.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Talk to Your Neighbor Tree roots are amazingly robust and capable of squeezing into tiny cracks and openings, potentially causing damage.
    — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of amazingly
Adverb
  • The level of borrowing this industry is seeing is astoundingly high.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
  • Either the bike is astoundingly valuable as a collector's item, or sellers are contributing to the lore of one of Tesla's wildest non-car releases in 2026.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Definition of astoundingly
Adverb
  • The Mets have followed up the disappointment of 2025’s second-half fade with a stunningly incompetent 2026 season.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Among 600 beautiful books lining one of the rooms dubbed The Library, a stunningly tall room filled with leather chairs and colorful rugs.
    — USA TODAY NETWORK, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of stunningly
Adverb
  • Persistent uncertainty The US economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs last month, the BLS reported Friday, as businesses navigated the ongoing fallout from the months-long Iran war.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The film starts on an unexpectedly rainy day, when the family realizes they’re sealed into their house with no way of opening or smashing through the doors or windows.
    — William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of unexpectedly

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