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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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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
So there’s no story arc and not much to learn here, but the oohs and aahs of awestruck kids might be enough to keep the adults in attendance engaged.
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Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
7 Mar. 2026
One million awestruck visitors come here every year and spend money in the two Utah counties surrounding the monument, whose towns total less than 14,000 residents.
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Stephen Trimble,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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.
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Leslie Jamison,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
7 Mar. 2026
One million awestruck visitors come here every year and spend money in the two Utah counties surrounding the monument, whose towns total less than 14,000 residents.
—
Stephen Trimble,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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.
—
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awestruck
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The Hoosiers faithful amazed locals.
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Kushner was likewise amazed during his first visit in 2021 with Ivanka.
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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.
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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.
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Europeans, in particular, have been flooding social media with stunned reactions to the salad dressing.
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After the worst outing of his nine-year major-league career, Freddy Peralta walked off the mound at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday night with a stunned look on his face.
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Don't be surprised if this nutty, caramel-y, chocolaty snack mix disappears quickly!
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That is probably what surprised, and delighted, me the most.
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Her mom was incredibly proud — and a bit shocked — that a Black man had been elected president.
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While perusing an old friend’s social media account, she was shocked to see a little boy in the background of one of the photos.
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Simmons, who would miss the induction ceremony due to an undisclosed family emergency (the band’s representative affirmed all is well), was also equal parts honored and awed.
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With every contribution from Messi, that sense of awed reverence from the crowd increased.
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At the risk of sounding less like a columnist and more like a bewildered bystander … what the heck happened?
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Urged by a call from Hugo to destroy her phone and flee Kansas City fast, before WARDEX can get to her, Margaret also hits the road, accompanied initially by a bewildered Jackson.
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“Awestruck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awestruck. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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