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bowled over

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verb

past tense of bowl over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bowled over
Adjective
  • The Social Media Reaction Oliver has been amazed by the online response since sharing her version of the makeup trend.
    John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Debris from the explosion streaked through the sky, leaving people on the ground amazed and confused.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Many fans online seemed shocked and bewildered by her post asking for another natural disaster.
    Marina Watts, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Bryan Kirkwood, a security guard hired to protect homes from looters, was shocked to see the home torn apart.
    Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • However, most were stunned at Dawn's story.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • For the coveted shoot, the Olympic athlete stunned in a variety of looks.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • And no one is at all surprised that Naomi Girma, who is set to move to Chelsea from the San Diego Wave, will have the status of football’s most expensive female footballer.
    Michael Cox, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Hepburn’s son, Sean Hepburn Ferrer, was not surprised at all that Ivanka drew inspiration from his legendary mother in the major fashion moment.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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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“Bowled over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bowled%20over. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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