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Recent Examples of astonishingly
Shirahama’s detailed etching and line work make the manga feel like an old picture book come to life, and her paneling and layouts are astonishingly detailed and gorgeous.
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Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026
The narrator of Lerner’s tight, astonishingly trenchant new book pretends to record part of his conversations with his elderly mentor and then uses his memory to write a profile.
—Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Whatever the level of geopolitical volatility, millions of people like to buy a chance to win big at astonishingly long odds.
—Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
That’s astonishingly high for a state like ours, and SB 266 would worsen the desert conditions.
—Josette Walters, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
Friday’s segment capped off the news program’s rollout of the emotionally raw and astonishingly candid interview Guthrie, 54, sat down for with Kotb, her primary substitute for the past seven weeks.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Our civilization has become astonishingly good at producing new technological and scientific knowledge.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
The situation devolved into chaos astonishingly quickly.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
Walls that kept these gardens private for people who let their gardens go to ruin and then, astonishingly, brought them back to life.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026
The narrator of Lerner’s tight, astonishingly trenchant new book pretends to record part of his conversations with his elderly mentor and then uses his memory to write a profile.
—Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Whatever the level of geopolitical volatility, millions of people like to buy a chance to win big at astonishingly long odds.
—Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
That’s astonishingly high for a state like ours, and SB 266 would worsen the desert conditions.
—Josette Walters, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
Friday’s segment capped off the news program’s rollout of the emotionally raw and astonishingly candid interview Guthrie, 54, sat down for with Kotb, her primary substitute for the past seven weeks.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Our civilization has become astonishingly good at producing new technological and scientific knowledge.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
The situation devolved into chaos astonishingly quickly.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
Walls that kept these gardens private for people who let their gardens go to ruin and then, astonishingly, brought them back to life.
—Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for astonishingly
Adverb
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The lesson, for designers like Yu, was that parks could function like infrastructure—that a low-tech, low-cost method of flood control was surprisingly effective.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Consequently, corn products like ethanol are surprisingly dependent on energy prices.—
E.J. Antoni,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The amazingly rapid reconstruction project came to a conclusion in December 2024.—
David A. Bell,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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The team functioned amazingly, calmed us, and treated us in the best possible way.—
Eric Mack,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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In terms of quality of life — affluence, food quality and production, life expectancies, standard of living almost everywhere — the news is astoundingly good.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
20 Mar. 2026
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But a social media narrative, especially among left-wing influencers, is that City Councilman Andy Thomson’s astoundingly close five-vote win in the race for mayor is another sign of a great blue Democratic wave sweeping the country, a harbinger of trouble for Republicans in November.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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This stunningly beautiful scientific film features footage of the elusive giant squid in its natural habitat, and the earliest images of deep-sea bioluminescence.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
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Then Italy was stunningly knocked out of the group stage at the World Cups in 2010 and 2014.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2026
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In a modern Danish farming family, the patriarch Gorm unexpectedly chooses to pass the family farm to his youngest daughter, Astrid, causing a deep rift.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2026
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Not long afterward, in Iran, Ejection unexpectedly ran into the daughter-in-law of one of those former colleagues.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Astonishingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/astonishingly. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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