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verb

past tense of stun

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Recent Examples of stunned
Verb
For the coveted shoot, the Olympic athlete stunned in a variety of looks. Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025 However, most were stunned at Dawn's story. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025 Oregon fans, used to watching one of the higher-scoring offenses in college football, were stunned. Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025 The sense of being stunned and afraid and traumatized gave way pretty quickly to social mobilization, partly because, by a tremendous coincidence, so much of that social mobilization had already been in place. Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025 In 2016, Avicii stunned fans by announcing his retirement from touring. Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 31 Dec. 2024 The discovery that stunned archaeologists was a silver-and-gilt hilt sword in remarkably good condition. Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 28 Dec. 2024 Arizona stunned the Rams, scoring three touchdowns before the Rams had gained a first down. Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 27 Dec. 2024 But the name stunned some community members. Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stunned
Adjective
  • Ben Brown is amazed by the energy Crow-Armstrong brings daily.
    Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 19 June 2025
  • Viewers on YouTube were amazed by the poster's finds, as well as the dresser itself.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • There were also problems connecting to the internet and to phone networks, leaving many bewildered and unable to obtain information.
    Catherine Porter, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Tornado is a bewildered Japanese girl (played by pop singer Kôki) who fights off a horde of white men, thieving gold vagabonds who represent both Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Celtic ancestry.
    Armond White, National Review, 4 June 2025
Adjective
  • Feel that stretch in your shoulders, and in your capacity to still be shocked, six months into Trump’s second term.
    Jena Friedman, New Yorker, 25 June 2025
  • Matlin appears shocked but somewhat timid when Hurt, who presented her with the award after winning the previous year's Best Actor statue for Kiss of the Spider Woman, calls and then signs her name.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • In his latest, Minervini brings viewers into the thick of the Civil War, only to find the same dazed souls and gnawing uncertainties that have always been his focus.
    Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
  • The internet, like a dazed prize fighter, wobbles on its last legs before going down.
    Jake Coyle, Twin Cities, 5 June 2025
Verb
  • They too would have been astonished by its subtle yet pleasant effects and its practical use.
    Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Former and current military fighter pilots were astonished that the Secretary of Defense texted details of the classified attack plan.
    Rick Pozniak, Boston Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Don’t be surprised, however, if the Penguins trade other draft picks for the sake of moving up in the draft or acquiring NHL-ready players.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 17 June 2025
  • Amy isn’t surprised her sister’s memory sometimes differed.
    Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • Despite decades of existence, Jack in the Box’s sales remain stagnant, its strategy appears confused, and investors are becoming increasingly uneasy.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • After social media backlash, including a confused reaction from Dr. Dre and legendary B-Boy Crazy Legs, the 37-year-old issued an apology to the breaking community.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • Queen’s legendary guitarist Brian May made an unexpected return to the music festival stage at Coachella 2025, just seven months after a minor stroke temporarily paralyzed his left arm.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • However, so much has happened since 2020 — the year that a pandemic paralyzed the country — that Idahoans could be forgiven if their memories of the event are a little hazy.
    Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 8 Apr. 2025

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“Stunned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stunned. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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