stunningly

adverb

Definition of stunninglynext
as in amazingly

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Recent Examples of stunningly Saturday’s flyover in Cape Town punctuates a summer of aircraft flying stunningly close to the ground. — Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026 For The Times) Point Reyes National Seashore is a stunningly beautiful 110-square-mile expanse about an hour north of San Francisco. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 Its stunningly bright display cuts through direct sunlight with ease, its cameras deliver sharper, more vibrant shots than ever, and a fresh suite of AI capabilities—like Proactive Assistance—makes everyday tasks feel effortlessly futuristic. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026 However, on Saturday, Sanders was stunningly left off the first-team defense and didn’t play a single defensive snap in the first half. — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026 Taylour Paige, Riley Keough, and a stunningly great Colman Domingo star in the film version of that tale, the journey of a stripper and her friend to Tampa, where things go wrong in wild and unpredictable ways. — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026 Among 600 beautiful books lining one of the rooms dubbed The Library, a stunningly tall room filled with leather chairs and colorful rugs. — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 29 July 2026 On Sunday, the Red Sox capped off a stunningly strong homestand with a 6-1 victory. — Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026 Even more stunningly, the audience on Telemundo eclipsed the audience on Fox. — Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stunningly
  1. amazingly
  2. astonishingly
  3. surprisingly
  4. astoundingly
  5. unexpectedly
Adverb
  • That season’s trip to the West finals, alas, underscores what a disaster the Leonard era has been for this franchise, even as Leonard generally played amazingly.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • In fact, this season is looking amazingly like last season, with the shaky bullpen and strong starting pitching.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of amazingly
Adverb
  • The one person who never wanted to be seen with Dolly in public, astonishingly, was her husband of 59 years and childhood sweetheart, Carl Dean.
    — Tania Bryer, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Shillings and Ballard said the SAVE Act imposed too many restrictions on voters and that voter fraud is astonishingly low.
    — Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of astonishingly
Adverb
  • Perhaps surprisingly, that same business has quietly bankrolled Spano’s path to the sky.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
  • And moratoriums have been surprisingly effective – between January and March this year, at least 75 data center projects worth approximately $130 billion were disrupted by local opposition, according to the research firm Data Center Watch.
    — Greta Reich, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of surprisingly
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  • The prospects can seem both abundant and astoundingly unappealing.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The level of borrowing this industry is seeing is astoundingly high.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of astoundingly
Adverb
  • But the presence of her young daughter, Daisy (Blake Kennedy), unexpectedly brought over by her ex for the weekend, makes the stakes of her survival all the more complicated.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Because last night, unexpectedly, was a banger, led by a team that went 0-12 last year.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of unexpectedly

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“Stunningly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stunningly. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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