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stupefied

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verb

past tense of stupefy

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of stupefied
Adjective
The boy is stupefied, snot intermingling with the puke dripping from his mouth to his navel. Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone‘s doom-laden black comedy-thriller Bugonia stupefied and delighted the Venice Film Festival on Thursday night, drawing a rousing six-minute standing ovation after its world premiere inside the Italian water city’s Sala Grande cinema. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025 Even Adorno might have been stupefied. Jon Raymond august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stupefied
Adjective
  • Combs appeared stunned and wide-eyed as Subramanian mentioned his children in his address and also imposed five years of supervised release and a $500,000 fine, the maximum possible.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Though Guzman had always wanted to go, this year marked her first time, and stepping inside left her stunned.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • As Friday’s stabbing incident involving NFL alum Mark Sanchez slowly comes into focus, the team at Fox Sports seems to be just as bewildered as the rest of us.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Hair disheveled, a dazed and bewildered look in his eyes, the coach trudged into his own dressing room to regroup and get a rundown of a growing list of injuries.
    Mike Jones, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Shares of Oracle surged 36% in yesterday’s session after the company’s cloud growth estimates amazed Wall Street.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The 90-yard dash along the right sideline one play after Ruvalcaba’s interception amazed his teammates.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Their shocked reaction doesn’t stop Hersh’s mother.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Goodall, whose own site was relatively protected, was shocked.
    Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • With scraggly hair and beard and a dazed countenance of man waking up from an unspeakable dream, Reeves brings the tender vulnerability to his Estragon (aka Gogo).
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Hair disheveled, a dazed and bewildered look in his eyes, the coach trudged into his own dressing room to regroup and get a rundown of a growing list of injuries.
    Mike Jones, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For their 15th anniversary, the Saved by the Bell star surprised her husband with an at-home recreation of their wedding.
    Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Changing the Rankings Many readers may be surprised not to see Turkey’s 1915 Çanakkale Bridge, which holds the record for the longest suspension span.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Under Kidman's Practical Magic 2 post, fans in the comments expressed excitement about the forthcoming sequel to the witchy cult classic — which was based on the 1995 Alice Hoffman novel of the same name — while others seemed astonished that filming for the movie has already finished.
    Nigel Smith, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, The Pitt only has two wins so far, but Shawn Hatosy wins most astonished speech.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Some investors were confused that the draft rules published Wednesday evening still contained references to a foreign ownership cap that was set to be amended.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • On city streets, a confused robotaxi can just pull over.
    Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Stupefied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stupefied. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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