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.
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Margaret deploys this power to find Daniel and to free him from Noah and the WARDEX minions—essentially, by stunning them emotionally.
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At our junket interview for Netflix’s superhero comedy WONDERfools, however, Park provides miniature essays, often speaking for several minutes at a time, surprising us all.
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Turns out, her body keeps surprising her.
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Ladeira uses a mister to spray the plate with housemade rose vinegar to give a whiff of funky brightness without shocking the palate.
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This sweeping novel opens in nineteen-sixties Calcutta, when a three-year-old girl demands to eat fish, shocking her family of Jains.
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Some cyclists sped by pretty quickly, startling us and our dog.
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Hauge called that startling, given that court filing fees alone cost just as much.
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Nordstrom has really sweet jewelry pieces at not-astonishing price points.
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“Bowling over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowling%20over. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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