as in amazes
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected
everyone was thunderstruck when she quit her job without warning
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What amazes me is how the same film sparks such different conversations, depending on the room.—
Eitan Weiss,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025 -
Remus, who is now 5, amazes his family by reading books on his own, a development which Whittenburg attributes in part to the Imagination Library.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Nothing surprises me anymore in football.—
Sam Joseph,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Respecting the medium often surprises me with the most rewarding outcomes.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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Customers spend an average of $30 to $40 on costumes and $10 to $20 on joke or gag items, like a doughnut with a roach attached to the bottom, or a fake car fob that shocks the hand.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
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These shocks land heavily on Hispanics, who are overrepresented in construction, service, and blue-collar work sensitive to inflation and policy disruptions.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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However, the show is pulled off without a hitch and Gigi Hadid stuns as its closer in an emerald green gown.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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Maren Morris stuns in brown cut-out dress alongside Spotify's Chief Public Affairs Officer Dustee Jenkins, who hosted a pre-festival brunch at Eberly in Austin, TX during Austin City Limits.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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Continue reading … HONOR CODE BUST – Navy scandal rocks Democratic candidate as new poll shows gubernatorial race tied.—
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FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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When a Palestinian teenager gets swept up into a protest in the occupied West Bank and experiences a moment of violence that rocks his family, his mother recounts the political and emotional threads that led to that fateful moment.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Sep. 2025
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As the dolphin gets closer to the glass, the Chihuahua lets out a bark that startles the dolphin, who then starts mimicking the dog's mouth movements in a sort of chasing game across species.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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His work astonishes and moves people far beyond the fashion bubble to this day.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Thunderstrikes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thunderstrikes. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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