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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
Kudrow shouts at Romano, joining the gathering and drawing a more awestruck response from the group.
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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
Some of them were milling around on Tuesday morning, in the Pfister Hotel—otherwise known as the holy of holies, for this was where Trump was staying, if the awestruck rumors were correct.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
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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
Some of them were milling around on Tuesday morning, in the Pfister Hotel—otherwise known as the holy of holies, for this was where Trump was staying, if the awestruck rumors were correct.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awestruck
Adjective
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People who don’t know much about the club are amazed.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The use of the laws of perspective amazed bystanders, altered the course of Western art for more than 450 years and, more recently, led to mathematical discoveries that enable elliptic curve cryptography.—
Richard Jensen,
Scientific American,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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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The following day, at a Dunkin’ beneath the Capitol complex, Rhodes held forth to astonished journalists about the righteousness of the assault.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Dia is shocked when she’s chosen for a highly coveted internship, along with six other teenagers from around the world.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2025
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As a result, the dwarf planet likely has an abundance of highly shocked material, which could be an important target for future sampling missions there.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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If the prices of most products rise in a meaningful manner, do not be surprised that the prices of products are far less impacted, making the value KEH delivers to consumers even more significant.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
30 Apr. 2025
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People might be surprised to discover that my company does not offer cost-of-living raises.—
Lance Reid,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 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 6 May. 2025.
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