astonishingly

adverb

as in surprisingly

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Recent Examples of astonishingly His achievements in the field of rocket science have come astonishingly fast. — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026 After Dark canon — which explores some media that’s good and more that’s astonishingly bad. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 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
  • A week before Wembanyama agreed to that contract, the Boston Celtics traded Jaylen Brown to the division-rival Philadelphia 76ers for a surprisingly meager package, which infuriated much of their fanbase.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • His work always speaks to our present, sometimes in surprisingly personal ways.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Definition of surprisingly
Adverb
  • My Chemical Romance has not released a new album in more than a decade and a half, but amazingly, tickets to see the rock outfit perform live remains in demand.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Her father is from Los Angeles, and, amazingly, went to school with Smear at Venice High.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 6 July 2026
Definition of amazingly
Adverb
  • To this point, this World Cup has been astoundingly good, frankly.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2026
  • Mendoza, 6-foot-5, was astoundingly effective for the Indiana Hoosiers in 2025, winning the Heisman Trophy and the national championship.
    — Trevor Woods, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of astoundingly
Adverb
  • Cantor clearly references this as a possible explanation for the stunningly inept display Monday night from the USMNT.
    — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Start with this sleek, easy-to-style crescent crossbody, then treat yourself to this stunningly on-sale Kate Spade pick.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 3 July 2026
Definition of stunningly
Adverb
  • Heather Leo’s future also arrived unexpectedly during the final days of the Games.
    — Andrea Clement, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
  • Under his watch almost three years ago, FIFA unexpectedly announced a compressed bidding timeline for the 2034 World Cup, giving countries less than a month to submit expressions of interest.
    — Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026
Definition of unexpectedly

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