Thesaurus results for BOWLING OVER

bowling over

verb

present participle of bowl over

as in amazing

to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected she was bowled over to learn that she had a long-lost sister

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In one camp Gao Sheng breaks a cultural norm by helping her father and uncles with a big project, amazing her relatives with her physical and mental strength.

— Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2026

Definition of amazing

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She was definitely received like a rock star surprising their fans.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026
Druski's already kicked off his hosting duties in a big way, sharing the news of his hosting with A-listers like Cardi B and Jamie Foxx by surprising them with gospel choirs, mariachi bands and even on horseback.

— Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026

Definition of surprising

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The rollout comes on the heels of shocking AI safety failures that rattled the nascent industry.

— Sam McNeil, Fortune, 31 July 2026
In year three, however, Fisch and the Wildcats were the talk of college football, shocking everyone with a 10-3 record and putting players like QB Noah Fifita and wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan on the map.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of shocking

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Last week, an F/A-18 Super Hornet from the Blue Angels, the Navy’s flight-demonstration team, zoomed dangerously low along the Florida coast, stirring up sand and umbrellas, startling some beachgoers—and, it must be said, delighting many others.

— Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
Cortlandt Koerwitz/Instagram A family's Fourth of July outing took a frightening turn when a bear charged at a father outside his Lake Tahoe vacation home after startling his daughters.

— Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 9 July 2026

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