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Recent Examples of astoundingly
To Dallas’ astoundingly great luck, the arrival and rise of Cooper Flagg has been a bright ray of hope and excitement, but with Doncic back in the building the air was thick with gloom, regret and, yes, ongoing anger.
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Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
Still, anything short of a shutout from Minter’s defense wasn’t going to win Sunday in a game where the Chargers’ only score was a 21-yard field goal in the second quarter – an astoundingly poor showing, offensively.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
Delhomme had an astoundingly poor game — five interceptions and one lost fumble.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2026
The results went astoundingly viral.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
Nearly 25 years later, North is just as bad as Ebert wrote, an astoundingly wrongheaded concept executed in the most mealymouthed, limp way possible.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
But this astoundingly nonintuitive result seems unreasonable to many, and for several years leading up to 1883, Cantor’s ideas are routinely criticized.
—Big Think, 25 Nov. 2025
Packing all of that into a prompt for the model—a prerequisite for getting a satisfactory reply—would be an astoundingly complex challenge.
—Cal Newport, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2025
Nonetheless, this excellent and unlikely cocktail was, astoundingly and as the name suggests, conceived to be enjoyed in the morning.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
Still, anything short of a shutout from Minter’s defense wasn’t going to win Sunday in a game where the Chargers’ only score was a 21-yard field goal in the second quarter – an astoundingly poor showing, offensively.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
Delhomme had an astoundingly poor game — five interceptions and one lost fumble.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2026
The results went astoundingly viral.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
Nearly 25 years later, North is just as bad as Ebert wrote, an astoundingly wrongheaded concept executed in the most mealymouthed, limp way possible.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
But this astoundingly nonintuitive result seems unreasonable to many, and for several years leading up to 1883, Cantor’s ideas are routinely criticized.
—Big Think, 25 Nov. 2025
Packing all of that into a prompt for the model—a prerequisite for getting a satisfactory reply—would be an astoundingly complex challenge.
—Cal Newport, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2025
Nonetheless, this excellent and unlikely cocktail was, astoundingly and as the name suggests, conceived to be enjoyed in the morning.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for astoundingly
Adverb
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Virgo August 23 – September 22 Quiet focus can unlock amazingly efficient rhythms.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
19 Jan. 2026
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Yet despite repeat violators’ drivers increased risk for crashes, state law amazingly prohibits insurers from using camera violations to charge higher insurance rates.—
Richard Robbins,
New York Daily News,
19 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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At their closest points, helicopters and planes flew within 75 feet of each other near DCA, an astonishingly close number.—
Sam Sweeney,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Over the past decade, Apple (AAPL) stock has astonishingly provided $847 Bil back to its investors through dividends and stock buybacks.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Not surprisingly, government agencies and regulators noticed this effect.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The actors found the trip surprisingly moving.—
Zach Helfand,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Listen to our Greatest Pop Stars podcast discussion about Bad Bunny’s stunningly full year here, and find the rest of our updating top 10 list with all our corresponding essays and pods here.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
30 Jan. 2026
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Its stagnant population challenge is really about the stunningly few Americans who relocate to California.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
30 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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This is a delicate, unexpectedly powerful slice of cinema literally unveiled, the filmmakers as liberated as the characters hope to one day be.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
3 Feb. 2026
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The discovery emerged unexpectedly when students noticed a reaction occurring much faster than anticipated during early tests.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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