as in to amaze
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected
stupefied by the ruling that he could not compete because he missed the qualifying age by two days
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Recent Examples of stupefy
Dark times shade even darker, and yet through it all, in ways both uplifting and stupefying, life goes on.
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Julia Hass, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
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
The popularity Nirvana gained at stupefying speed and unmanageable proportions in 1991 is impossible to replicate in the culture and music industry of 2025.
—Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
As attractive as the idea has been, various analog AI schemes have not delivered in a way that could really take a bite out of AI’s stupefying energy appetite.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2025
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Julia Hass, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
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
The popularity Nirvana gained at stupefying speed and unmanageable proportions in 1991 is impossible to replicate in the culture and music industry of 2025.
—Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
As attractive as the idea has been, various analog AI schemes have not delivered in a way that could really take a bite out of AI’s stupefying energy appetite.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stupefy
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But Manso consistently pulls rebounds away from taller players, scores inside and makes plays that amaze his teammates.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Beneath the glamour and glitz is a heartwarming story that continues to dazzle and amaze every year.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Almost one year ago, the Saudis stunned crude traders by rapidly restarting production that had been halted since 2023, ignoring widespread warnings that global oil markets were already plentifully supplied.—
Grant Smith,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
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Earlier, the Newcastle Knights stunned the North Queensland Cowboys 28-18 in the NRL season opener.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Given our below-average funding, none of us should be surprised by our below-average education outcomes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Mar. 2026
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That Testa’s pin sparked the turnaround didn’t surprise senior heavyweight Joey Favia.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Hearing that more-than-one-hour-long chewing episode recorded on the biologger left me astonished.—
Leonie Baier,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2026
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Gizmodo continues that the results of the CT scans astonished researchers because her right TMJ, near the ear, had been destroyed.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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At first, the banker is startled.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
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Jordan and Lindo appeared startled by the incident but continued with their presentation.—
Yi-Jin Yu,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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An honors student heavily involved in community service who was raised in a stable home and avoided gangs, drugs and alcohol, Kim’s tie to the plot to kill Tay shocked those who knew the then teenager.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
27 Feb. 2026
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How Cruise Tipping Works Some first-time cruisers may be shocked to learn that there is a per person—not per stateroom—gratuity and/or service charge already added into the cost of their cruise on many popular lines.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Stupefy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stupefy. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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