astoundingly

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Recent Examples of astoundingly 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 Ted Lasso rookie cards in existence; an astoundingly small number considering the hundreds that were originally given away. Charles Moss, New York Times, 24 June 2026 And then Chambers did an astoundingly brave thing. Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026 Simply, astoundingly, that works pretty well. Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026 In terms of quality of life — affluence, food quality and production, life expectancies, standard of living almost everywhere — the news is astoundingly good. Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026 But a social media narrative, especially among left-wing influencers, is that City Councilman Andy Thomson’s astoundingly close five-vote win in the race for mayor is another sign of a great blue Democratic wave sweeping the country, a harbinger of trouble for Republicans in November. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026 Somewhat astoundingly, each of his proposals, if enacted, would be more likely to make the affordability problem worse, not better. Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for astoundingly
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
Adverb
  • 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
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
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
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

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“Astoundingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/astoundingly. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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