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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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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
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.
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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
This story of a magical night where basketball superstars crashed a prom and danced with giddy, awestruck teenagers.
—Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 8 June 2023
These Hasbro action figures, and their onscreen incarnations, are capable of reducing even the most mature, jaded adult into an awestruck child who just wants to get down on the floor and play with them.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 June 2023
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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
This story of a magical night where basketball superstars crashed a prom and danced with giddy, awestruck teenagers.
—Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 8 June 2023
These Hasbro action figures, and their onscreen incarnations, are capable of reducing even the most mature, jaded adult into an awestruck child who just wants to get down on the floor and play with them.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awestruck
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For some commenters, the posts incite fervent ridicule; others are amazed and even inspired.Natasha Frost, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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How Did TikTok React? After posting the footage on TikTok, Lemos was amazed by the overwhelming reaction.Paul du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Very quickly, Hughes and the Hughes Aircraft company, with characteristic enthusiasm, took over the entire project and left Kaiser on the sidelines more or less as an astonished spectator.David Szondy, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
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The giant wall of (working!) video monitors that Wagner and his team built ended up being a great way to pull the characters, and the camera, into the same astonished viewership as the ABC audience.Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
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One Direction Members and Loved Ones Attend Liam Payne's Funeral By Maggie Ekberg Contributing Entertainment Writer 0 Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Liam Payne's sudden passing shocked fans worldwide, and now, his cause of death has been confirmed.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, Danni fills in Diana, who’s shocked that Danni was so bold to their boss.Emma Soren, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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Don’t be surprised if the project completion date slips into 2028 or 2029.Larry Penner, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Hill said that many were surprised to learn the extent of Hill-Wolfskill’s support for everyone, from family and friends to complete strangers.J.M. Banks, Kansas City Star, 12 Jan. 2025
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She was both awed by and in some ways unsurprised by that possibility.Robert Lang, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
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Give me pot-banging, Lady Liberty ticker-tape or scanning the Western sky, not for witches or UFOs, but together, awed by the eclipse.Caroline Aiken Koster, New York Daily News, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Awestruck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awestruck. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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