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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
  • People were amazed by the way the camera captured years of activity.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
  • Both Aduba and Park are amazed by how meticulous Davies was with the show’s details.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 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 footage shared by local media, he was seen bloodied, dazed and clutching his mobile phone.
    Diaa Hadid, NPR, 13 June 2025
  • The implication that Pax might be dealing with some issues came up again last month when he was photographed by the paparazzi in the early morning hours, stumbling out of the famed Chateau Marmont hotel in Los Angeles, with a dazed grin and needing to be held up by friends, the Daily Mail reported.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 12 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
  • Rylee Arnold, 28, recently purchased a home in Salt Lake City and was pleasantly surprised when her seller offered to cover many of the closing costs.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 29 June 2025
  • That could lead forecasters to be surprised when a hurricane suddenly intensifies.
    Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 28 June 2025
Adjective
  • The text, translated from French, is presented partly in comics-style word bubbles, and the illustrations of confused, anxious, and increasingly exasperated animals tell a great story in any language.
    Caroline Carlson June 30, Literary Hub, 30 June 2025
  • College admission often feels like a similar face-off between families, leaving them confused, concerned, and conjecturing.
    Brennan Barnard, Forbes.com, 30 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 6 Jul. 2025.

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