variants also awestricken

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for awestruck
Recent Examples of Synonyms for awestruck
Adjective
  • The argument escalated into a physical brawl, with Lomax and Grossman wrestling on the ground in front of stunned festival staff and musicians.
    Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Sure, shooting someone in the chest eventually does the job, but is it rewarded as well as a headshot, bear trap to the torso, or kicking someone’s face off when they’re stunned on the floor?
    Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Each year in recent memory, Scheider sounds amazed when organizers manage to slip more vendors into the popular event.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Principal Eric Olsen was amazed by his first jamboree back in 2008.
    Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Meanwhile, The Pitt only has two wins so far, but Shawn Hatosy wins most astonished speech.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Inside the West Wing, staff sat in shocked silence, scrolling to see the latest updates of news on their phones and messages on their computer screens.
    Eric Cortellessa, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Lauryn was seen crying and seemingly shocked.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • People who have followed Cox’s political career are not surprised that his comments moved beyond the partisan rhetoric racing across social media and elsewhere in the wake of Kirk's death.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • If Brown has another subpar game on Sunday, don't be surprised if the trade rumors continue.
    Mark Kern, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Even his opponent on Friday, Auger-Aliassime, seemed awed by Sinner’s quarterfinal performance.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Guest was particularly awed by John’s willingness to push past his current health issues for the role.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2025

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“Awestruck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awestruck. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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