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Recent Examples of astoundingly
To Dallas’ astoundingly great luck, the arrival and rise of Cooper Flagg has been a bright ray of hope and excitement, but with Doncic back in the building the air was thick with gloom, regret and, yes, ongoing anger.
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Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
Still, anything short of a shutout from Minter’s defense wasn’t going to win Sunday in a game where the Chargers’ only score was a 21-yard field goal in the second quarter – an astoundingly poor showing, offensively.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
Delhomme had an astoundingly poor game — five interceptions and one lost fumble.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2026
The results went astoundingly viral.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
Nearly 25 years later, North is just as bad as Ebert wrote, an astoundingly wrongheaded concept executed in the most mealymouthed, limp way possible.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
But this astoundingly nonintuitive result seems unreasonable to many, and for several years leading up to 1883, Cantor’s ideas are routinely criticized.
—Big Think, 25 Nov. 2025
Packing all of that into a prompt for the model—a prerequisite for getting a satisfactory reply—would be an astoundingly complex challenge.
—Cal Newport, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2025
Nonetheless, this excellent and unlikely cocktail was, astoundingly and as the name suggests, conceived to be enjoyed in the morning.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
Still, anything short of a shutout from Minter’s defense wasn’t going to win Sunday in a game where the Chargers’ only score was a 21-yard field goal in the second quarter – an astoundingly poor showing, offensively.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
Delhomme had an astoundingly poor game — five interceptions and one lost fumble.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2026
The results went astoundingly viral.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
Nearly 25 years later, North is just as bad as Ebert wrote, an astoundingly wrongheaded concept executed in the most mealymouthed, limp way possible.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2025
But this astoundingly nonintuitive result seems unreasonable to many, and for several years leading up to 1883, Cantor’s ideas are routinely criticized.
—Big Think, 25 Nov. 2025
Packing all of that into a prompt for the model—a prerequisite for getting a satisfactory reply—would be an astoundingly complex challenge.
—Cal Newport, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2025
Nonetheless, this excellent and unlikely cocktail was, astoundingly and as the name suggests, conceived to be enjoyed in the morning.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for astoundingly
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Ironically enough, on the opposite end, Seattle has drafted amazingly at the non-QB positions but brought in their Super Bowl QB via free agency.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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Donovan Mitchell played amazingly.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The Rangers are astonishingly bad right now and did the Penguins a favor by sitting Artemi Panarin out.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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At their closest points, helicopters and planes flew within 75 feet of each other near DCA, an astonishingly close number.—
Sam Sweeney,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Bringing a vision to life Bad Bunny’s halftime show performance featured more than 300 dancers, multiple moving stages and, most surprisingly, a real wedding.—
Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Vionic Sonora Boot Make every travel outfit look effortlessly cool in the knee-high Vionic Sonora Boots, a silhouette currently dominating winter shoe styles and one that is surprisingly fit for travel.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The high-resolution imagery reveals a stunningly diverse landscape of snowy valleys threaded with a vein-like network of mountain peaks, around which sit the venues of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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The last upset with a larger spread was the 2007 season when the Pats (again) were favored by a massive 12 points only to stunningly lose to the Giants.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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Bodyman centers on a violent power struggle that unfolds during a family Christmas gathering after an eccentric billionaire unexpectedly transfers control of his private military company to his longtime bodyguard, played by Jonas, instead of to his adult children.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Feb. 2026
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What happened next is what makes the Olympics so unexpectedly compelling.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Astoundingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/astoundingly. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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