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as in surprisingly
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as in conspicuously
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as in awfully
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Recent Examples of shockingly
Kids' Art and School Worksheets Children's art (and worksheets, favors, and the like) can pile up shockingly quickly over the course of a week.
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Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 16 Mar. 2026
Offering the best farm fresh produce (including lots that’s grown locally) for shockingly cheap prices, this is the place to stock up on the season’s bounty.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
In one public charter school — which has seen dozens of students quarantined for measles — the vaccination rate is a shockingly low 21%.
—Maria Godoy, NPR, 14 Mar. 2026
The names, suddenly and shockingly, forever will be inexorably linked.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
And yet Kylie has emerged as shockingly, almost disconcertingly normal.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 11 Mar. 2026
The iPhone 17 has shockingly loud speakers.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
But, shockingly, New York City is seeking to drastically limit the right to record in the New York State Court of Appeals.
—Andrew Case, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
On the runway, her look really is shockingly well-made for the fact that it’s made of scraps.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026
Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 16 Mar. 2026
Offering the best farm fresh produce (including lots that’s grown locally) for shockingly cheap prices, this is the place to stock up on the season’s bounty.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
In one public charter school — which has seen dozens of students quarantined for measles — the vaccination rate is a shockingly low 21%.
—Maria Godoy, NPR, 14 Mar. 2026
The names, suddenly and shockingly, forever will be inexorably linked.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
And yet Kylie has emerged as shockingly, almost disconcertingly normal.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 11 Mar. 2026
The iPhone 17 has shockingly loud speakers.
—Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
But, shockingly, New York City is seeking to drastically limit the right to record in the New York State Court of Appeals.
—Andrew Case, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
On the runway, her look really is shockingly well-made for the fact that it’s made of scraps.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shockingly
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His tried-and-true pantry staples of baking soda and vinegar make a surprisingly effective abrasive paste.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
16 Mar. 2026
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While large ships are designed to minimize movement, Alaska’s waters can still get surprisingly rough at times—especially when sailing through open passages.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2026
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Among Gomez’s colleagues, a sense of fiscal responsibility is conspicuously absent in Tamarac, a city that promotes its politicians at public expense.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2026
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Bodnar, the former president of the University of Montana, is running for Senate as an independent, conspicuously steering clear of the toxic Democratic brand.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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The classic bikini fairing harks back to the original café racer's front end, surrounding a pair of awfully low-slung clip-on handlebars and dual electronic clocks behind a compact visor.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Mar. 2026
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But the combination of naked ambition, absence of cynicism, and a sunny disposition seemed awfully suspicious.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Even so, American military operations have for the most part been astonishingly well executed.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2026
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And species like naked mole rats and bowhead whales live for astonishingly long periods of time, decades and centuries, respectively.—
Mallory Locklear,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Both were attending a conference on theoretical computer science, but the academic trajectories that had brought them there were strikingly different.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
18 Mar. 2026
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Junting works on both large and small scales with her sculptural work, though her attention to fine detail and her strikingly creative style remains consistent.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters’ sentence is absolutely appropriate, and former Democratic Colorado State Senator Sonya Jacquez Lewis’s sentence is terribly lenient.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
14 Mar. 2026
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The narrator’s terribly British father takes refuge from the emotional storms of his household by listening to jazz records in his office.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Overall, however, these are amazingly powerful and innovative devices that surely won’t disappoint both diehard Samsung fans and those new to Galaxy.—
Marc Saltzman,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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The older boy had dozens of pellets in his face, but amazingly none hit his eyes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The horror comes from the violation of a group meant to exist in harmony — featuring a cast of real dancers as the luridly fluid characters — being thrown violently out of sync, like a body spasming.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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But Masumura’s manner is raw and harsh, a cinematic parallel to pulp fiction, with intense emotional and physical violence, candid and heated eroticism, hectic performances, and luridly skewed visual compositions.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Shockingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shockingly. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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