Definition of dumbstrucknext

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Recent Examples of dumbstruck The dumbstruck crowd watched as aged captain Patrice Bergeron trudged to the room in the funeral din of the Garden. Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023 Sink is still dumbstruck by the fact Swift, one of the celebrity Stranger Things fans, saw her younger self in season 3 and kept her in mind for a starring role opposite Dylan O'Brien (The Maze Runner, Teen Wolf). Nick Romano, EW.com, 4 July 2022 Officials at the agency were dumbstruck, according to some of those who spoke with The Post. Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2022 And the stadium, after all that noise, after all those songs, after all those dreams, stood silent, dumbstruck, and stared straight back. New York Times, 11 July 2021 See All Example Sentences for dumbstruck
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dumbstruck
Adjective
  • Fernández’s adaptation is anxious to turn tragedy into a sermon, offering theatergoers moral solace where Sophocles leaves his audience in a contemplative state of stunned silence.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • What happened next — footage of a stunned DeLonge, Hoppus, and Barker on set watching President Bush’s address after the attacks— aired later that week on MTV News.
    Sarah Shanfield, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Everyone was amazed that, yes, this teeny tiny thing was actually a functioning camera that could take relatively good pictures, and not just a cute, decorative keychain.
    Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Experts are amazed to see such progress in the humanoid robot industry.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The man who was shocked was taken to Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan with life-threatening injuries.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But something fascinating was happening behind the scenes, coinciding with the disaster that had sent Olin overseas and left her bandmates, Augustin and Nathan Slone — located in New York City — shocked.
    Julius Miller, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Further stories illuminate emotional realities burrowed deep within enormously likeable characters, often moving the reader (or this reader anyway) to astonished tears.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
  • 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.
    Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • But don’t be surprised if Blackwood finds his edge again this season, either.
    Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Steinberg was not surprised that Donald came out of retirement because so many of his clients wanted to as well.
    Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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“Dumbstruck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dumbstruck. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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