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1
as in amazed
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
The Yale Center for British Art has also done exhibits of Indian landscapes by awestruck artists such as Edward Lear, which have an out-of-touch, touristy feel to them.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
One senses that there may have been more to the woman’s silence than awestruck agreement, but Bergler cheerfully adds her to his portfolio of case studies, in which patients’ sartorial peculiarities are unfailingly traced to episodes from their pasts.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
One awestruck girl kept reaching out to touch Mr. Abu Amsha’s guitar.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Nov. 2025
At that moment, an awestruck Waterhouse thought everyone needed to know about this vibrant creature whose orange-and-blue-hued abdomen resembled a Pendleton blanket.
—Ilana Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
One senses that there may have been more to the woman’s silence than awestruck agreement, but Bergler cheerfully adds her to his portfolio of case studies, in which patients’ sartorial peculiarities are unfailingly traced to episodes from their pasts.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
One awestruck girl kept reaching out to touch Mr. Abu Amsha’s guitar.
—Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Nov. 2025
At that moment, an awestruck Waterhouse thought everyone needed to know about this vibrant creature whose orange-and-blue-hued abdomen resembled a Pendleton blanket.
—Ilana Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awestruck
Adjective
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Williams was amazed by the results.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
27 May 2026
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The 6 million would be amazed just at the existence of the state of Israel.—
Samuel S. Flax,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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And so did a few astonished gasps when a drone shot revealed just how far outside of the Mojave tent her crowd of headbanging bodies stretched.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2026
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One that draws more approving thumbs-ups, creates more astonished grins, or pulls more phones from pockets for impromptu photographs and video—especially in stunning Verde Ermes metallic paint.—
Michael Harley,
Forbes.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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The revelation earns him a stunned look from Amanda.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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While the ousting immediately stunned and outraged members of the diabetes research community, Henderson’s video is in sharp contrast to the ADA’s series of statements over the past several days that tried to justify the decision.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
10 June 2026
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This is perhaps why people were so surprised to see William, always so cognizant of optics, greeting Beatrice so warmly.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
9 June 2026
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Anyone familiar with the city’s overwhelmingly Democratic voter-registration numbers or who perused some of the better polls before the primary would not be the slightest bit surprised by this result.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
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Bloomberg looked shocked as Alvarado lifted himself off of the mayor and quickly checked on him.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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One shocked professor said some young adults show up to class unable to read a single sentence.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
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Given the dramatic manner in which the hulking piers marched down the center of the institution’s narrow corridor, flanked by the photographer’s three-inch-square Polaroids, hung as if in awed supplication, the effect verged on hyperbole, the gnomic ceding to the grandiose.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Castro, who spent the day with Mejia and often translated for her, described Mejia as awed and giddy throughout the day.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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Kelli cries over how solid the Mwangi unit is, praising Gerald as a father and husband and affirming that Shamea’s ass is real, while everyone else looks on, bewildered.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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Karl-Anthony Towns, who was on the podium with him, took off his glasses and looked at his teammate with a bewildered expression.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
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“Awestruck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awestruck. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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