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Recent Examples of speechless Jose was nearly speechless as he was handed the microphone to say a few words. Olivia Lloyd, Sun Sentinel, 21 July 2022 Mobile Christian baseball coach Talley Haines was nearly speechless when asked Tuesday night to recap Game 1 of the Class 4A state championship series. Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 17 May 2022 My sister immediately gave me a bearhug and my mama was legitimately speechless, but the most powerful reaction came from my father. James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star, 29 July 2022 Moments later, Will, 53, walked onstage and struck Chris, who was initially speechless. Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 5 Apr. 2022 See All Example Sentences for speechless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speechless
Adjective
  • But being silent and withdrawn is certainly not helpful either.
    Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The out-loud goal is to make the playoffs, but the silent aspiration now is to simply avoid another losing season.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • That failure is symbolized most starkly in the mute dissolution of his own group, formed to help save Chicago from its pension morass but which instead silently acquiesced in making that threat markedly worse.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Split mode gives you separate monitor and mute controls for both inputs.
    Phil Nickinson, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The situation changes over time, and so, in a more muted way, do the politics.
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Here’s why Nonfarm payrolls rose by just 73,000 in July, below even the muted expectations.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2025

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“Speechless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speechless. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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