as in amazed
filled with amazement or wonder
with wondering expressions on our faces, we watched the acrobats perform their daring feats
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Adjective
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Cheyenne Graham welcomed her son Louis in 2024, and since then, she's been amazed by how patient her dachshund Cooper has remained.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 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
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According to staff in the meeting, Kahn seemed somewhat surprised by the strong response to the reassignments.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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But not everyone was surprised, as some on Wall Street had previously sounded the alarm on overoptimism and various red flags that are associated with downturns.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
3 Aug. 2025
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Attendees in East London were likely astonished to see their monarch at the festival, much like how Austinites would be starstruck by a glimpse of Matthew McConaughey.—
Mars Salazar,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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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
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“Wondering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wondering. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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