as in to surprise
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected
everyone was thunderstruck when she quit her job without warning
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Here are the 14 most shocking snubs and surprises from the 2025 Academy Awards shortlist.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2025 -
The upside earnings surprised many, and consequently, the stock popped.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2025
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Costco continues to amaze both with price and with entertainment and all my Costco’s are a blast to shop at.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2025
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Instead, the boy was creating short films using action figures, adding voice-over narration, and displaying a level of creativity that amazed his mother.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2025
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A couple checking into Sandals Montego Bay were shocked when they were told their reserved room was still occupied—by the previous guests who refused to leave.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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When people did see her, they were shocked by her yellow skin and skeletal appearance, prosecutors said, WA Today reports.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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Director Mohammad Rasoulof tracks social and moral collapse with the kind of unnerving calm and visual precision that made the Iranian New Wave so striking when Abbas Kiarostami’s Through the Olive Trees and Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s A Moment of Innocence first stunned the film world in the 1990s.—
Armond White,
National Review,
22 Jan. 2025
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Legal Challenges Image Legal scholars and immigration advocates said on Tuesday that they were stunned by the breadth of the order.—
Michael D. Shear,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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The cat sniffs the iguana's tail and appears to bite it, startling the iguana.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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Immediately, Morgan's appearance startled the investigators.—
Nikki Battiste,
CBS News,
14 Dec. 2024
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Proof of that legacy comes with D’Angelo, Chaka Khan, George Clinton, Terry Lewis and Living Colour’s Vernon Reid attesting to the Family Stone’s massive popularity at the time over footage of the group rocking the stage.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
24 Jan. 2025
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Other performers were able to camp it up, in costume to cover ‘90s hits by Cher or the Spice Girls, but rocking it out with Carlile and the Hanseroth Twins headbanging behind her, Amanfu sounded as serious as a heart attack.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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As a researcher in AI, I'm astonished by the massive volume of Chinese publications in top research journals and conferences in the field.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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South Korea’s conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol — weakened after the liberal opposition retained control in an April election -– astonished the country by declaring martial law in a late-night announcement on Dec. 3.—
Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Dec. 2024
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