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as in astonishment
the rapt attention and deep emotion caused by the sight of something extraordinary
Israelites watched in amazement as the Red Sea parted so that they could cross on dry land
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as in shock
the state of being strongly impressed by something unexpected or unusual
imagine Dorothy's amazement when she discovered that the Wizard of Oz was just an ordinary man
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Recent Examples of amazement
Owens, a veteran special teams player, was in amazement afterward.
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Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 30 Sep. 2024
The defensive players reacted with amazement to Broden's catch and several offensive players, including Green, ran down the field to congratulate the senior.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 1 Aug. 2024
Life can be so monotonous and there are so few things that inspire a sense of genuine wonderment and amazement about life and being alive.
—Ali Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
Inside Her Life with Debilitating Condition (Exclusive) Hause, clearly in shock, then opens her eyes wide and covers her face in amazement.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
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Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 30 Sep. 2024
The defensive players reacted with amazement to Broden's catch and several offensive players, including Green, ran down the field to congratulate the senior.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 1 Aug. 2024
Life can be so monotonous and there are so few things that inspire a sense of genuine wonderment and amazement about life and being alive.
—Ali Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
Inside Her Life with Debilitating Condition (Exclusive) Hause, clearly in shock, then opens her eyes wide and covers her face in amazement.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 9 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amazement
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The flip side of that is the sense of astonishment at how the history that has been written about Dial does not reflect his actual achievement, and essentially, not only limits it but imagines things that don’t actually fit.Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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In the fall of 2016, the editors of The New Yorker published an enthusiastic endorsement of Hillary Clinton: On November 8th, barring some astonishment, the people of the United States will, after two hundred and forty years, send a woman to the White House.The Editors, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2024
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Harris' clearest path to victory in November would be to win the three blue wall battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, barring any shock results elsewhere.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Selzer poll has been viewed as evidence that pollsters calling the race a dead heat have been acting out of a desire to seek safety in numbers following the shock 2016 election result that failed to spot latent support for Trump.Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Wiley has long been explicit about the erotic aspects of his work and the often fine line that separates admiration and exploitation.Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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Binoche took the stage and thanked the Thessaloniki Film Festival organizers and shared her admiration for Greece’s rich history.Zac Ntim, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
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Donald Trump’s head-turning pick for attorney general takes some federal officials by surprise.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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In 2001, my father left my mother, my three siblings, and me a surprise inheritance in a Swiss bank account.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Again, Adams brings that right mix of tenderness and annoyance, between holy wonderment and existential boredom.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2024
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Some children look at the sculpture with wonderment, others with confusion.Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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That’s part of the Dune trap — moviegoers for the 1984 version were greeted with a glossary of terminology — but so far, the show doesn’t have the magisterial wonder of the Villeneuve films to give it a boost.Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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The cryptocurrency is now the eighth (most valuable) wonder of the financial world — beating out silver.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Amazement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amazement. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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