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as in amazing
causing wonder or astonishment
the awesome power of the sea
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as in wonderful
of the very best kind
the food at the Sunday brunch was just awesome
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Recent Examples of awesome
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics.
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Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Aug. 2025
For that information to come out, that’s super awesome.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
And such a high-profile fan out was only awesome for Big Publishing.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
But Justice was an awesome player, and to hit that home run off Jim Poole was special.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
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Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Aug. 2025
For that information to come out, that’s super awesome.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
And such a high-profile fan out was only awesome for Big Publishing.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
But Justice was an awesome player, and to hit that home run off Jim Poole was special.
—David O'Brien, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awesome
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The highlight of the weekend, aside from time with friends and family, was witnessing my buddy Brian get his first hole-in-one, which was amazing!—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Most amazing, the entire Adobe Suite was still on the computer.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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But if Julia’s delivery of her first child is about as wonderful as pushing a human out of your body can get — even the lighting is dreamy — her second child’s delivery is the exact opposite.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Morticia has this wonderful lighter look into the world as opposed to Wednesday.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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But on a day when Mizzou amassed 595 total yards, converted 4 of 5 fourth downs and got an excellent effort from first-year starting quarterback Beau Pribula, surrendering possession had to fill Kansas followers with a sense of dread.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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The openings can keep your feet cool or give you an excellent way to show off some eye-catching socks once the weather get cooler.—
Isis Briones,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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The gains have been astonishing.—
Fred Imbert,Nick Wells,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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Jessie Buckley is just astonishing.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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Delaying this meal was linked with greater risk of death in a sizable 20-year study.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
4 Sep. 2025
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It’s been three weeks since a historic flood put the greater Milwaukee area under water.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The book—or rather, the section of the book that covers the miraculous story of the school bus that McKay drove to safety after responding to an emergency call—became the basis of Greengrass’ movie co-written by Mare of Easttown creator Brad Ingelsby.—
Tomris Laffly,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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The 22-year-old stole a miraculous, all-American hero set point against Adrian Mannarino and the crowd were up for it.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Skull Taper Candle Holders Add these frightfully fantastic taper candle holders to tablescapes and credenzas for eerie ambience.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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They’re even considered fantastic companions, too.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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He's been incredible with the Mets, and his power is almost impossible to replace.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Wolves have taken a bit of a gamble – could be incredible, could be a flop.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Awesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awesome. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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