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1
as in stunned
affected with sudden and great wonder or surprise
the crowds were awestruck by the aerial feats of the stunt pilots
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2
as in wondering
filled with amazement or wonder
awestruck by the majesty of the Sierra Nevada Mountains
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Recent Examples of awestruck
Coogan has worked with Iannucci on and off for 30 years, beginning as a young, awestruck actor in some of the writer’s radio plays.
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Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025
Kudrow shouts at Romano, joining the gathering and drawing a more awestruck response from the group.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
These kids have never seen anything like this on their sheltered homeworld, and attempting to mimic their awestruck reaction for the audience is admirable.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
Rams save their season with awestruck win against 49ers
Sept. 23, 2024
Brees led the New Orleans Saints to a Super Bowl title to cap the 2009 season.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
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Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025
Kudrow shouts at Romano, joining the gathering and drawing a more awestruck response from the group.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
These kids have never seen anything like this on their sheltered homeworld, and attempting to mimic their awestruck reaction for the audience is admirable.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
Rams save their season with awestruck win against 49ers
Sept. 23, 2024
Brees led the New Orleans Saints to a Super Bowl title to cap the 2009 season.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awestruck
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But looking up at the windows, the friends were amazed by how much — including the memories — remained.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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His recent haul of sports cards drew thousands of upvotes and hundreds of amazed comments.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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The car accident on the interstate was minor, Mr. Starr said, with no injuries or damage, perhaps caused by astonished drivers rubbernecking.—
Victor Mather,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Tucker Wetmore is still a little astonished by his success.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
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While guest hosting Today with Jenna & Friends on Tuesday, May 20, Guthrie, 53, shared that her son Charley, 8, asked her not to come to his school's party, leaving her good friend Jenna Bush Hager, 43, shocked.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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So when Green’s ex reached out, unprompted, Green was shocked.—
Megan Farokhmanesh,
Wired News,
19 May 2025
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This is perhaps why some viewers were surprised when Sabol did not become the farmer's final choice.—
Christopher Kuhagen,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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The answer is no for both, and fans shouldn’t be surprised about it.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The magazine saw itself as literary but not self-serious; if the stereotypical National Geographic story was a walk through the jungle recounted in hushed, awed tones, its Outside equivalent was a little dustier, wilder, and less reverent.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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The visibly shocked and awed fan more than proved her Green Day knowledge by belting out the lyrics perfectly with Armstrong.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Awestruck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awestruck. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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