as in to surprise
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected
your ability to remember names and faces amazes me
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Recent Examples of amaze
While the dazzling auroras might’ve amazed our ancestors, the weak magnetic field intensified ultraviolet and cosmic radiation.
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New Atlas, 10 May 2025
The way Yamal is handling his rise does not cease to amaze.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Regardless of how or why, that drive continues to amaze me.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
What amazes me is that after Covid, a lot of the business became transactional.
—Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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New Atlas, 10 May 2025
The way Yamal is handling his rise does not cease to amaze.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Regardless of how or why, that drive continues to amaze me.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
What amazes me is that after Covid, a lot of the business became transactional.
—Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for amaze
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amaze
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But none of them have surprised me with their brilliance.—
Baz Dreisinger,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Today's teen slang might seem like complete gibberish, but you may be surprised by how many terms echo phrases from the past.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
3 June 2025
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Bet the entire Chase Bank on Scherzinger, who astonishes and has the most thrilling voice since Streisand.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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Other Instagram users were astonished at how Yasmina managed to reach that height on her own.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
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When Anderson heard that his friend was assaulted, the musician was stunned.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2025
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Seth Jones scored a goal and an assist, and Dmitry Kulikov and Brad Marchand scored 3:46 apart in the second period to stun the rabid crowd.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Lydia and Milton were the only Love Is Blind season 5 couple to get married in the finale, and their success at the time shocked viewers after their tumultuous season.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
11 June 2025
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By shocking the crap out of everyone who watched it.—
Hal Rubenstein,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2025
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Part of what startled Fitzgerald’s generation about their studio experience was how near at hand the real bad guys could be.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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The late morning blast rattled homes and startled the desert city just before 11 local time, The Desert Sun, part of the USA TODAY Network, reported.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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The Juneteenth show in Texas was the culmination of an unlikely rise, literally to the clouds, for a Black woman whose courage still astounds a century later.—
Victor Luckerson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 May 2025
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But still many have been astounded by the speed with which his administration broke from decades-long defense policies.—
Jenny Jarvie,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Amaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amaze. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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