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stupefied

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verb

past tense of stupefy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stupefied
Adjective
  • This run – and the exhausted, bewildered looks on the players’ faces throughout it – has no doubt shaped Inter’s odds to win away to Barcelona, which look pretty close to long shot territory.
    Sam Tighe, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
  • In the two years since Tommy Elliott was killed in a mass shooting, Maryanne’s grief has, in turns, left her aghast and overwhelmed, bewildered and incapacitated, grateful and wanting to die.
    Kristina Goetz, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Her portrayal of Diana gives this Amazonian princess the proper regal bearing, but Gadot proves to have a wonderfully wry sense of humor as the character continues to be amazed at how weird male mortals are.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 July 2025
  • The organization’s chairperson, Martha Farrell, was amazed by the resilience of the glass bottle as well as that of the couple responsible for setting it afloat.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • At some point, Kevin, dazed but not incapacitated, got on the line with a dispatcher.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2025
  • In footage shared by local media, he was seen bloodied, dazed and clutching his mobile phone.
    Diaa Hadid, NPR, 13 June 2025
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
Adjective
  • Regardless, artists such as Kristin Chenoweth and Rachel Zegler are shocked.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 18 July 2025
  • The chance rediscovery of the little spotted kiwi, not seen on the mainland since 1978 both shocked and delighted conservationists.
    Lauren Liebhaber July 16, Miami Herald, 16 July 2025
Adjective
  • The home appeared on Zillow Gone Wild, a Facebook page that highlights unique houses on the real estate market, and people were a little confused about the interior style.
    TJ Macias July 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
  • Everyone was very confused about whether the watch’s band could be resized because only one kind of wrist was shown in the commercial.
    Seth Reiss, New Yorker, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • In what seems like a parody of a ritual that exists mostly in the imagination of cartoonists, the proposal requires the gentleman to be on his knees offering an astonished lady a box containing a ring.
    Judith Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2025
  • And the writer’s astonished eyes answer: yes, that was me.
    Jayson Greene, Time, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • Serious traffic crashes and deaths have risen sharply across the U.S., largely due to distracted driving.
    Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 10 July 2025
  • At the time, Twitter’s ad business was in trouble—and Tesla shareholders worried Musk was too distracted from his supposed main gig, running the automaker.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 10 July 2025
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“Stupefied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stupefied. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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