as in amazed
filled with amazement or wonder
gave the nationally known golfer an awed look
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Recent Examples of awed
Kelsey Piper, Vox, 20 Sep. 2024
Lauper, meanwhile, a standout with her persimmon and banana-yellow hair, stunned the group into awed silence with her bulldozer of a voice.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024
But some Florida Republicans seemed awed by the political moment.
—Max Greenwood, Miami Herald, 21 July 2024
Read: ‘La Niña really can’t come soon enough’ Experts had anticipated a storm as extreme as Beryl, but they’re still awed when faced with the real thing.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 2 July 2024
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Some people find a question on which the AI performs very impressively, and awed screenshots circulate.
—Kelsey Piper, Vox, 20 Sep. 2024
Lauper, meanwhile, a standout with her persimmon and banana-yellow hair, stunned the group into awed silence with her bulldozer of a voice.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2024
But some Florida Republicans seemed awed by the political moment.
—Max Greenwood, Miami Herald, 21 July 2024
Read: ‘La Niña really can’t come soon enough’ Experts had anticipated a storm as extreme as Beryl, but they’re still awed when faced with the real thing.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 2 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awed
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To be amazed – and, perhaps, a little spooked – read the full story here.Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2024
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Scott and his brother, Seth, were more amazed by what Logan hadn’t written.Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
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The chief prevention against getting old is to remain astonished.Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 21 Oct. 2024
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Even Jeff still seems astonished to be in the presence of one of hip-hop’s founding innovators.Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
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Another video shared on X showed Swift clapping with a surprised look on her face and waving her arm in the air next to her mom while celebrating a Chiefs touchdown.Becca Longmire, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Campaign-finance expert Meredith McGehee, former head of the nonpartisan political reform group Issue One, wasn’t surprised that Harris had such an advantage.Zach Everson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Awed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awed. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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