astound
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Synonyms for astound
Synonyms: Verb
amaze, astonish, bowl over, dumbfound (also dumfound), flabbergast, floor, rock, shock, startle, stun, stupefy, surprise (also surprize), thunderstrike
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Examples of astound in a Sentence
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The magician will astound you with his latest tricks. What astounds me is that they never apologized.Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
In the main, spiky ideas—as well as people—slide backwards and forwards between Georgia and the world with an ease that would astound a Soviet time-traveller. — The Economist, "A culture clash in the Caucasus," 29 Aug. 2019 Ficeto was astounded by the surprise and thanked his coworkers profusely. — Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, "98-year-old WWII veteran who still works at grocery store gets surprise birthday party from coworkers," 20 Aug. 2019 Martino was astounded at the level of specific detail that Tarantino had insisted on. — Scott Huver, CNN, "How Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood' traveled back to 1969 L.A.," 26 July 2019 Counting his two years at Delta, Spegal’s career rushing numbers are astounding: 7,699 rushing yards and 118 touchdowns. — Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, "2019 IndyStar Mr. Football: The way — way — too early look at potential candidates," 23 July 2019 Trout does not astound solely for his power, or for his speed, or for his eye at the plate. — Houston Mitchell, latimes.com, "The Sports Report: Mike Trout is an all-time great," 9 July 2019 What these unknown poster artists did in the Golden Age of Hollywood in the ‘30s and ‘40s were astounding because they were made with stone lithography, watercolors, oils and airbrushing. — Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, "Reel art: Giant movie poster exhibit opening in West Palm Beach," 9 July 2019 The implications of Canada's decision are astounding. — Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, "Why Emily's "Criminal" Track Record Puts Her At Risk Of Heading Back To Gilead In The Handmaid's Tale," 5 July 2019 Indeed, there was an actual pro-Russian candidate in the election’s first round, Yuriy Boiko, who astounded many by finishing in fourth place with 12% of the overall vote. — Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, "Why frustrated Ukrainians may elect a comedian as president," 19 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'astound.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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