as in to surprise
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected
your ability to remember names and faces amazes me
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Recent Examples of amaze
The way 16 different emotions can flit across his face in a single moment continually surprises, amazes and confounds us.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 12 June 2025
Marshall amazed Grant with his consistency and ability to show up every week and make key contributions.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
History is a window onto the past that always surprises and amazes me.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 13 June 2025
The science behind the process continues to amaze me.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 10 June 2025
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 12 June 2025
Marshall amazed Grant with his consistency and ability to show up every week and make key contributions.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
History is a window onto the past that always surprises and amazes me.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 13 June 2025
The science behind the process continues to amaze me.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amaze
Verb
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Frantic runs burst through the music, while the last movement surprises with its sudden force.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
11 July 2025
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However, this didn't happen, leaving county officials, including Comptroller Liz Sumner, surprised and prompting her to order an audit of the governance and oversight structure of MCTS.—
Sophia Tiedge,
jsonline.com,
10 July 2025
Verb
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Teoscar Hernández, as always right by Pages’ side, was astonished.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
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She is simultaneously astonished and grateful that there is a 50th Mr. Irrelevant.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
24 June 2025
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The Princess of Wales also stunned in a gold cape dress for the No Time to Die James Bond premiere in 2021 and for a 2023 State Visit by the South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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Friends told me of arriving at a familiar spot for the first time after the cease-fire and being stunned by the sight of buildings ripped open by a blast.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
11 July 2025
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Dangerous enough to raise the stakes, but not too gruesome to shock young viewers.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
5 July 2025
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There have been nearly 2,000 episodes of the Real Housewives franchise at this point, so for these women to still find new ways to shock me is beyond remarkable.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
3 July 2025
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Your trash schedule might not be top of mind this Independence Day between going to fireworks displays, making a last-minute run to the grocery store or getting startled by loud booms.—
Eleanor Nash
July 3,
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2025
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According to a crash report, a cicada flew into the driver's window, startling the driver.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Seattle astounded housing advocates around the country in February 2025, when roughly two-thirds of voters approved a ballot initiative proposing a new 5% payroll tax on salaries in excess of US$1 million.—
Susanne Schindler,
The Conversation,
7 July 2025
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He's attended several protests over the years, but the crowd that gathered in Washington Park astounded him.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Amaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amaze. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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