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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
In the original, Cathy and Heathcliff, shockingly, don't get it on all over the moors.
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Meg Walters, Glamour, 16 Feb. 2026
First there was Norwegian’s Sturla Holm Lægreid confessing to cheating on his girlfriend during a live interview after winning the bronze medal and tearfully begging her to come back (shockingly, humiliating his ex on national television didn’t work).
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
This comfortable dynamic is upended, rather shockingly, when Callie suddenly dies.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
Desire for a limerent object is shockingly powerful.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Even trending brands like Hunter and Timberland are experiencing steep, limited-time markdowns, too, making now the perfect moment to stock up while the prices are shockingly low.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
McDavid and Draisaitl together are shockingly off the pace, and that’s a new wrinkle offensively.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
That structure, not shockingly, was blown away by a blizzard.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
It was reported originally last week that Belichick was shockingly snubbed during his first year of eligibility.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Meg Walters, Glamour, 16 Feb. 2026
First there was Norwegian’s Sturla Holm Lægreid confessing to cheating on his girlfriend during a live interview after winning the bronze medal and tearfully begging her to come back (shockingly, humiliating his ex on national television didn’t work).
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
This comfortable dynamic is upended, rather shockingly, when Callie suddenly dies.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
Desire for a limerent object is shockingly powerful.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Even trending brands like Hunter and Timberland are experiencing steep, limited-time markdowns, too, making now the perfect moment to stock up while the prices are shockingly low.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
McDavid and Draisaitl together are shockingly off the pace, and that’s a new wrinkle offensively.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
That structure, not shockingly, was blown away by a blizzard.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
It was reported originally last week that Belichick was shockingly snubbed during his first year of eligibility.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shockingly
Adverb
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But surprisingly, not everyone agrees.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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Though not for the faint-hearted, Michael was surprisingly sensitive in its execution, deftly sketching the banal details of the criminal’s otherwise normal, suburban life.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Weiss had conspicuously little connectivity between circuits in his brain that are involved in auditory processing and in mediating rewards.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2026
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Most conspicuously, in 2023, Tyreek McDole, 25, and Ekep Nkwelle, 26, encountered each other when McDole became only the second male singer to win the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition in New Jersey.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The new club opening in Fort Worth is in an awfully competitive landscape.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Feb. 2026
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That last part can be awfully hard to do.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The astonishingly talented cast of that proto-Brat Pack film included Ralph Macchio, Matt Dillon, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez and Tom Cruise, all still early in their careers.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2026
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The Rangers are astonishingly bad right now and did the Penguins a favor by sitting Artemi Panarin out.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The littlest boy pulled out a strikingly large gun and stuck it in my face.—
Michael Powell,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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As a result, the need for sex- and gender-based equity in health research is strikingly clear.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Feb. 2026
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But as soon as their baby is born, despite the reassurance of all around her, Saga knows there’s something terribly wrong with her son.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2026
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The plot weaves together elements of romance, family drama and feminist struggle against the backdrop of a space walk gone terribly awry.—
Brianne Kane,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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Ironically enough, on the opposite end, Seattle has drafted amazingly at the non-QB positions but brought in their Super Bowl QB via free agency.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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Donovan Mitchell played amazingly.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The horror comes from the violation of a group meant to exist in harmony — featuring a cast of real dancers as the luridly fluid characters — being thrown violently out of sync, like a body spasming.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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But Masumura’s manner is raw and harsh, a cinematic parallel to pulp fiction, with intense emotional and physical violence, candid and heated eroticism, hectic performances, and luridly skewed visual compositions.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Shockingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shockingly. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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