Thesaurus results for FLABBERGASTS

flabbergasts

verb

present tense third-person singular of flabbergast

as in amazes

to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected your decision to suddenly quit your job flabbergasts me

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What amazes me is there seems to be a wide swath of Michiganders who don’t seem to mind being lied to.

— Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026
His greatness is never in question, but to have the league at a standstill because of a 41-year-old free agent amazes me.

— Chris Branch, New York Times, 17 July 2026

Definition of amazes

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Thomas shocks Vision back to life, but this somehow alerts Butcherbird; Vision’s mindscape fills with oppressive red lighting, ominously circling birds, and TVs crackling with static.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
Triple murder shocks Miami Machado and Sierra, who had a history of domestic violence, split up shortly before the killings.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of shocks

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And when Here There Are Blueberries does shift its lens the testimony of Auschwitz survivor Lili Jacob, also embodied by Cunningham, and an album of photos that depict the cruelty Höcker’s collection elides, the reversal stuns you.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2026
Union boss stuns with major Republican endorsement as election nears.

— , FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of stuns

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Illustration by Ximo Abadía The Broadway musical astonishes us by its continued existence.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
More than 42,000 of those pieces were found over just the past eight years of excavation, a pace that astonishes even the researchers leading the work.

— Ryan Brennan April 1, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026

Definition of astonishes

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Missile warning startles Dubai Earlier on Friday, a missile warning in the United Arab Emirates caused by a technical glitch underscored the ongoing tensions in the region, following the attack on the cargo vessel and Israeli strikes in Lebanon over the past few days.

— Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
The combination of flashing light and movement startles them.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 June 2026

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