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1
as in stunned
affected with sudden and great wonder or surprise
the crowds were awestruck by the aerial feats of the stunt pilots
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2
as in wondering
filled with amazement or wonder
awestruck by the majesty of the Sierra Nevada Mountains
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Recent Examples of awestruck
Some of them were milling around on Tuesday morning, in the Pfister Hotel—otherwise known as the holy of holies, for this was where Trump was staying, if the awestruck rumors were correct.
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
This moment doesn’t ring with the same awestruck inspirationalism of other fight-movie resurrections — think Russell Crowe in Cinderella Man, whose return to the ring after a crippling injury sends him into early retirement is cast as triumphant.
—Beatrice Loayza, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2024
This story of a magical night where basketball superstars crashed a prom and danced with giddy, awestruck teenagers.
—Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 8 June 2023
These Hasbro action figures, and their onscreen incarnations, are capable of reducing even the most mature, jaded adult into an awestruck child who just wants to get down on the floor and play with them.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 June 2023
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
This moment doesn’t ring with the same awestruck inspirationalism of other fight-movie resurrections — think Russell Crowe in Cinderella Man, whose return to the ring after a crippling injury sends him into early retirement is cast as triumphant.
—Beatrice Loayza, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2024
This story of a magical night where basketball superstars crashed a prom and danced with giddy, awestruck teenagers.
—Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 8 June 2023
These Hasbro action figures, and their onscreen incarnations, are capable of reducing even the most mature, jaded adult into an awestruck child who just wants to get down on the floor and play with them.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for awestruck
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The Social Media Reaction Oliver has been amazed by the online response since sharing her version of the makeup trend.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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Debris from the explosion streaked through the sky, leaving people on the ground amazed and confused.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
16 Jan. 2025
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One of the most memorable examples is Caravaggio’s painting from 1601, in the National Gallery in London, showing an astonished apostle wearing a scallop shell on his vest.—
Virginia Raguin,
The Conversation,
21 Jan. 2025
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Very quickly, Hughes and the Hughes Aircraft company, with characteristic enthusiasm, took over the entire project and left Kaiser on the sidelines more or less as an astonished spectator.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
25 Dec. 2024
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McCasland was shocked, asking one of his staff members to see the replay on an iPad.—
CJ Moore,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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Everyone has been sufficiently shocked, Hazen said.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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Baker, however, was definitely more surprised than Karagulian.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
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No one should be surprised if Hezbollah resorts to such intimidation.—
Hanin Ghaddar,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Feb. 2025
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Its striking, smoke-ring-like appearance has both awed and puzzled astronomers, who have long debated whether this remnant truly takes on a ring shape or if its appearance is merely an illusion created by our viewpoint in space.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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On Saturday, as culmination to Marvel’s packed San Diego Comic-Con panel announcing the studio’s upcoming slate of projects, veteran MCU hands Anthony and Joe Russo appeared onstage alongside a phalanx of sinister metal-mask-wearing, robed figures to ecstatic cheers and awed murmurs.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
29 July 2024
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“Awestruck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/awestruck. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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