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1
as in stunned
affected with sudden and great wonder or surprise
the crowds were awestruck by the aerial feats of the stunt pilots
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2
as in wondering
filled with amazement or wonder
awestruck by the majesty of the Sierra Nevada Mountains
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Recent Examples of awestruck
These kids have never seen anything like this on their sheltered homeworld, and attempting to mimic their awestruck reaction for the audience is admirable.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
Rams save their season with awestruck win against 49ers
Sept. 23, 2024
Brees led the New Orleans Saints to a Super Bowl title to cap the 2009 season.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
Some of them were milling around on Tuesday morning, in the Pfister Hotel—otherwise known as the holy of holies, for this was where Trump was staying, if the awestruck rumors were correct.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
This moment doesn’t ring with the same awestruck inspirationalism of other fight-movie resurrections — think Russell Crowe in Cinderella Man, whose return to the ring after a crippling injury sends him into early retirement is cast as triumphant.
—Beatrice Loayza, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2024
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
Rams save their season with awestruck win against 49ers
Sept. 23, 2024
Brees led the New Orleans Saints to a Super Bowl title to cap the 2009 season.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
Some of them were milling around on Tuesday morning, in the Pfister Hotel—otherwise known as the holy of holies, for this was where Trump was staying, if the awestruck rumors were correct.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
This moment doesn’t ring with the same awestruck inspirationalism of other fight-movie resurrections — think Russell Crowe in Cinderella Man, whose return to the ring after a crippling injury sends him into early retirement is cast as triumphant.
—Beatrice Loayza, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awestruck
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After sharing the video on social media, Lauren was amazed by the overwhelming reaction.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Gimbel is amazed the dam is still a strong tourist attraction.—
Terry Collins,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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An astonished Lara asks them to move to the crew mess, which makes Wihan huff and puff in irritation.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2025
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Little Caesars In this ad for Little Caesars’ Crazy Puffs, actor Eugene Levy is seemingly so astonished after taking a bite that his eyebrows fly off his face and flutter away, terrorizing everyone in their path.—
Angela Yang,
NBC News,
8 Feb. 2025
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When Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead last month in their Santa Fe, New Mexico home, the community was shocked.—
Jay Stahl,
USA TODAY,
7 Mar. 2025
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The comedy community, meanwhile, was shocked, too, because Hoffman is mostly known as a curmudgeon.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2025
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Rice was surprised when a Ukrainian politician, Viktor Yanukovych, suddenly emerged from a side room.—
James Verini,
The New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2025
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Many wouldn’t be surprised to hear that this year’s biggest blockbusters aren’t well represented at the Oscars; however, that’s not always the case.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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And some likely were still awed that Sabathia saved the Milwaukee Brewers’ 2008 playoff run by making each of his final three starts of the season on three days rest.—
Brendan Kuty,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Its striking, smoke-ring-like appearance has both awed and puzzled astronomers, who have long debated whether this remnant truly takes on a ring shape or if its appearance is merely an illusion created by our viewpoint in space.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Awestruck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awestruck. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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