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as in surprisingly
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as in conspicuously
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as in awfully
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Recent Examples of shockingly
The faux-leather straps are shockingly comfy, and the insoles are well-padded to cushion every step.
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2026
Michael Jackson Charts 18 Smashes in Total 18 tracks by Jackson live on the global charts this week, and shockingly, only one fails to either push to a new peak or remain in its all-time peak on at least one of them.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Now, shockingly and suddenly, Busch is gone.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 21 May 2026
As Smith mentioned, the Celtics were shockingly bounced from the NBA Playoffs after losing three straight games to finish their first-round series with the Sixers.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Birmingham is one of the most shockingly pretty cities.
—AFAR Media, 15 May 2026
Their concerns come as generative AI has advanced in recent months to be able to produce shockingly realistic audio and video.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 May 2026
Mason Hanrahan, an ISA-Certified Arborist, Qualified Tree Risk Assessor, and owner of Tim-O-Tree, says black walnuts have shockingly potent dyes.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 14 May 2026
What's kind of shockingly new here, for a French entry, is Monroe herself, who's all of 17 years old and … quelle scandale!
—Glen Weldon, NPR, 14 May 2026
Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2026
Michael Jackson Charts 18 Smashes in Total 18 tracks by Jackson live on the global charts this week, and shockingly, only one fails to either push to a new peak or remain in its all-time peak on at least one of them.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
Now, shockingly and suddenly, Busch is gone.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 21 May 2026
As Smith mentioned, the Celtics were shockingly bounced from the NBA Playoffs after losing three straight games to finish their first-round series with the Sixers.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Birmingham is one of the most shockingly pretty cities.
—AFAR Media, 15 May 2026
Their concerns come as generative AI has advanced in recent months to be able to produce shockingly realistic audio and video.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 May 2026
Mason Hanrahan, an ISA-Certified Arborist, Qualified Tree Risk Assessor, and owner of Tim-O-Tree, says black walnuts have shockingly potent dyes.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 14 May 2026
What's kind of shockingly new here, for a French entry, is Monroe herself, who's all of 17 years old and … quelle scandale!
—Glen Weldon, NPR, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shockingly
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The style is classic, clean, lightweight, and surprisingly versatile—key for transitional spring weather.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
25 May 2026
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They'll also be put through more repetitive drills, like the surprisingly difficult art of grasping objects like humans can.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 May 2026
Adverb
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Astronomers have also spotted some enormous ellipticals that are conspicuously alone—ESO 306-17, for example, is more than a million light-years across but has no other galaxies nearby.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
29 May 2026
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But once the vaults were finished, those lower-deck seats often looked conspicuously empty during Wizards games, especially late in the season as the Wizards lost 26 of their final 27 games.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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There is something awfully likable about this team, mostly its refusal to quit.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
22 May 2026
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Quatraro’s comment about not having 25 major-league quality players floating around may sound awfully familiar to Royals fans.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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The mathematics of flat space is astonishingly versatile, and new research is upending the traditional thinking about the layout of our cosmos.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
23 May 2026
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Much more rarely — in fact, corresponding exactly to the release rate of movies by visionary German director Valeska Grisebach — the brilliance goes bone-deep, emerging from an astonishingly new and strange filmic architecture.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
22 May 2026
Adverb
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Lürssen’s other recent launch was just a little longer (383-foot-long) than NAUSICAÄ with a completely different design aesthetic—the strikingly traditional styled Boardwalk.—
Bill Springer,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Most strikingly, the vessel had a more personal feel than ships from larger cruise companies.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
25 May 2026
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Kyle has treated Amanda, who suffered as his side chick for years before being elevated to main chick, terribly.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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This isn’t terribly surprising given NASA’s wildly successful Artemis II mission carrying four astronauts around the Moon last month.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2026
Adverb
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Before 1969, amazingly enough, Sam McDowell did it in 1966.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Debut a Year Drake has amazingly managed his historic showing in less than a decade.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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This involved hanging and displaying the body in a luridly public cage.—
Tara Ramanathan,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
25 Mar. 2026
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The story was subbed, luridly headlined, set in type, and fitted lovingly into the front page.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Shockingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shockingly. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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