as in to amaze
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected
it astounds me that you flew all the way out here just for my birthday
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Recent Examples of astound
My cowardice did, and didn’t, astound me.
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Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
The film features numerous long-winded monologues, including one delivered by Tracy that astounded Shatner on set.
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Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Feb. 2026
Don’t let Paffuto’s casual counter service mislead you; their inventive spins on Italian classics will astound and delight.
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Chris Morocco,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 Feb. 2026
Playing with composure and maturity that astounded his most veteran teammates, Anthony cemented himself as Boston’s leadoff man and put their AL East rivals on notice.
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Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for astound
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
The film features numerous long-winded monologues, including one delivered by Tracy that astounded Shatner on set.
—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Feb. 2026
Don’t let Paffuto’s casual counter service mislead you; their inventive spins on Italian classics will astound and delight.
—
Chris Morocco,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 Feb. 2026
Playing with composure and maturity that astounded his most veteran teammates, Anthony cemented himself as Boston’s leadoff man and put their AL East rivals on notice.
—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for astound
Recent Examples of Synonyms for astound
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More than 30 years later, what amazes me isn’t just what that team accomplished on the field.
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This technology still amazes me.
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Through the fantastical nature of this story and the original nature of the omniscient narrator Ahmad is able to continually surprise.
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There was also a nice moment with his dad, who surprised him after flying to New York on a red-eye Sunday morning.
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Meloni is astonished and defiant Trump’s posturing underscored how his alliance with Meloni — who has long been seen as one of his closest friends in Europe — has frayed over his war in Iran, his tariffs against Europe and his complaints when anyone disagrees with him.
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They’d be astonished, delighted.
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The tiny island nation that stunned tournament favorite Spain in last week's opener took a 1-0 lead over Uruguay early in their match on Kevin Pina's free kick.
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The strike ended a 299-minute World Cup scoring drought for the 2010 champions, who had been held goalless in their opener by Cape Verde — a result that stunned the football world.
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Cape Verde came onto the international stage with a thrilling show — shocking the world with its 0-0 draw against Spain, where Vozinha was catapulted into sports stardom for stonewalling the Spanish, and on to its 2-2 stalemate with Uruguay.
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This was a practice in which doctors used extreme measures such as draining large amounts of blood (bloodletting) or inducing vomiting in an attempt to shock the patient’s body back to health.
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The mobile phone alert startled many across the city-state of Dubai, the first such alert since the interim ceasefire.
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Lansley said she has been startled by how chatbots can appear to display emotional intelligence.
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“Astound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/astound. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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