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also awestricken
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
Making matters worse and weirder, Michaela walks into this bizarre scene — looking gorgeous in a shade of emerald green Julianne Moore should have on retainer — and is met by an awestruck Bruce.
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Caroline Framke, Vulture, 23 May 2025
The road to qualifying Glenorchy as a Dark Sky Sanctuary, however, took more than just the awestruck reviews of tourists like me to come to fruition.
—Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2025
Of course, being a little awestruck helps, when depicting someone in love.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
At a surprise performance announced earlier in the day, the writer Jayson Greene witnessed the ageless icon play a 20-song, hits-heavy set amid a small, awestruck crowd of fans young and old.
—Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 12 Feb. 2025
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Caroline Framke, Vulture, 23 May 2025
The road to qualifying Glenorchy as a Dark Sky Sanctuary, however, took more than just the awestruck reviews of tourists like me to come to fruition.
—Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2025
Of course, being a little awestruck helps, when depicting someone in love.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
At a surprise performance announced earlier in the day, the writer Jayson Greene witnessed the ageless icon play a 20-song, hits-heavy set amid a small, awestruck crowd of fans young and old.
—Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awestruck
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Combs appeared stunned and wide-eyed as Subramanian mentioned his children in his address and also imposed five years of supervised release and a $500,000 fine, the maximum possible.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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Though Guzman had always wanted to go, this year marked her first time, and stepping inside left her stunned.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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On the other side of the world in New Zealand, Ratu Mataira was amazed as a student at the Victoria University of Wellington when CFS leaders came to study his college’s superconductor magnet research.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Our parent tester of a 1 year old was amazed by how much her 1 year old enjoyed all the bells and whistles.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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Fans in the comments expressed excitement about the forthcoming sequel to the witchy cult classic — which was based on the 1995 Alice Hoffman novel of the same name — while others seemed astonished that filming for the movie has already finished.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, The Pitt only has two wins so far, but Shawn Hatosy wins most astonished speech.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
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Their shocked reaction doesn’t stop Hersh’s mother.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Goodall, whose own site was relatively protected, was shocked.—
Michelle Nijhuis,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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In real life, Kerr was also surprised by this in his early days.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Don't be surprised if Giolito isn't on Boston's roster next season.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The women, visitors from the countryside, seemed awed by everything.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Little Penn would be awed and humbled.—
Sophie Ansari,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Awestruck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awestruck. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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