Thesaurus results for THUNDERSTRIKE

thunderstrike

verb

ˈthən-dər-ˌstrīk

Definition of thunderstrike

as in to surprise

to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected everyone was thunderstruck when she quit her job without warning

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Some Republicans aren’t surprised by the backseat role Musk has taken.

— Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
Viewers will be surprised by how many clues are in the first two episodes, Backo explains.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of surprise

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The couple had previously seen a single owl on an apartment windowsill a few days earlier and were shocked even then, Williams recalled.

— Joseph B. Frederick, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
What shocked him was how unregulated—and unsophisticated—the rental market seemed.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of shock

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Haslet Eaton stuns Keller Central Haslet Eaton upset Keller Central on Thursday, earning a 28-27 victory in a thriller.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2026
Eddie Jurado, the general manager at Miss B’s Coconut Club, told NBC San Diego that he and other staff members had been stunned to learn of Williams’ true identity.

— Breaking News, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of stun

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The parents admit to some corporal punishment, but of a mild sort—the kind that might startle a child but which wouldn’t do bodily harm.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2026
However, startled by the activation of the security system, the suspect fled the scene without stealing any loot.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of startle

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Regardless, attention is the tool by which artificial neural networks access and convey meaning, association, and context, often well enough to astonish us with their fluency.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
Less than a month after astonishing the world with its solution to the long-standing Navier-Stokes problem, OpenAI has released 722 maths papers, proving or disproving problems across numerous fields from algebraic geometry to number theory.

— Will Barker, TheWeek, 9 Oct. 2026

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