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
In 1905, German zoologist Gustav Tornier described a live-bearing toad from Tanzania that amazed scientists of his time.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
What amazes her is how someone chose to save these items and hang on to them for future generations.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
This isn’t the first time a dog has amazed the internet with spinal walking.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Kim Kardashian knows how to turn heads, but the reaction to her shapewear brand Skims unveiling of thongs with fake pubic hair amazed even her.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
What amazes her is how someone chose to save these items and hang on to them for future generations.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
This isn’t the first time a dog has amazed the internet with spinal walking.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Kim Kardashian knows how to turn heads, but the reaction to her shapewear brand Skims unveiling of thongs with fake pubic hair amazed even her.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amaze
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But head coach Alvaro Arbeloa surprised everyone by picking academy graduate David Jimenez at right-back.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Trollope wouldn’t have been surprised at Epstein’s rise and fall.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Even some fellow Olympians are astonished.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Union leaders and hotel honchos were astonished to find Mayor Newsom out on the picket line, calling out the capitalists.—
Maya Singer,
Vogue,
1 Feb. 2026
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The four-time overall World Cup champion stunned everyone by being a contender almost immediately.—
ANDREW DAMPF,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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The Monégasque team, led by Valentin Vacherot, stunned Bublik and Alexander Shevchenko in a 3-1 win, with Hugo Nys and Romain Arneodo triumphing over Bublik and Beibit Zhukayev in a nail-biting doubles rubber.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Fennell likes to shock, and her newest film has successfully provoked many strong reactions.—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
13 Feb. 2026
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Nancy Guthrie’s abduction from her home in the upscale Catalina Foothills north of Tucson, Arizona, shocked the nation.—
Michael Ruiz , Adriana James-Rodil,
FOXNews.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Twyla Tharp’s ballet Push Comes to Shove, which premiered in 1976, startled and delighted audiences with its coy, self-referential humor, and its flirtation with popular dance styles such as jazz and tango.—
Sara Krolewski,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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After several chest compressions, Briana startled awake and cried.—
Jayme Fraser,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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Don’t let Paffuto’s casual counter service mislead you; their inventive spins on Italian classics will astound and delight.—
Chris Morocco,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 Feb. 2026
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And that seemingly uninterrupted one-take is its own argument for the necessity of the medium to transport and astound us out of a banal world, one as banal as the one the Deliriant inhabits as civilization comes to its last gasp.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
12 Dec. 2025
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“Amaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amaze. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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