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Recent Examples of astonishingly
But everything is silky and precise to the touch, and the sound astonishingly full and sweet in the small room, with the strain of an accordion coming in through the open window.
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Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
Shirahama’s detailed etching and line work make the manga feel like an old picture book come to life, and her paneling and layouts are astonishingly detailed and gorgeous.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026
The narrator of Lerner’s tight, astonishingly trenchant new book pretends to record part of his conversations with his elderly mentor and then uses his memory to write a profile.
—Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Whatever the level of geopolitical volatility, millions of people like to buy a chance to win big at astonishingly long odds.
—Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
That’s astonishingly high for a state like ours, and SB 266 would worsen the desert conditions.
—Josette Walters, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
Friday’s segment capped off the news program’s rollout of the emotionally raw and astonishingly candid interview Guthrie, 54, sat down for with Kotb, her primary substitute for the past seven weeks.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Our civilization has become astonishingly good at producing new technological and scientific knowledge.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
The situation devolved into chaos astonishingly quickly.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
Shirahama’s detailed etching and line work make the manga feel like an old picture book come to life, and her paneling and layouts are astonishingly detailed and gorgeous.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026
The narrator of Lerner’s tight, astonishingly trenchant new book pretends to record part of his conversations with his elderly mentor and then uses his memory to write a profile.
—Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Whatever the level of geopolitical volatility, millions of people like to buy a chance to win big at astonishingly long odds.
—Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
That’s astonishingly high for a state like ours, and SB 266 would worsen the desert conditions.
—Josette Walters, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
Friday’s segment capped off the news program’s rollout of the emotionally raw and astonishingly candid interview Guthrie, 54, sat down for with Kotb, her primary substitute for the past seven weeks.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Our civilization has become astonishingly good at producing new technological and scientific knowledge.
—Shai Tubali, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
The situation devolved into chaos astonishingly quickly.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for astonishingly
Adverb
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DeCosta, like most other GMs, had expected Hendrickson to be off the board by then, but a surprisingly soft market dropped the player’s asking price.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Packed with minerals and vitamins, the herbaceous perennial is surprisingly versatile and can easily be added to soups or used to make tea.—
Irenie Forshaw,
TheWeek,
27 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Punk and metal bands, despite being anti-everything, they’re amazingly branded.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Gregg had those demons inside his amazingly creative brain.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Simply, astoundingly, that works pretty well.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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In terms of quality of life — affluence, food quality and production, life expectancies, standard of living almost everywhere — the news is astoundingly good.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
20 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Each blate features a stunningly intricate Mandala design with 12 colors total.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Apr. 2026
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The stunningly swift appellate decision Tuesday came three years after Pramaggiore and McClain, as well as two colleagues, were convicted in the ComEd Four case, which grew into one of the biggest political corruption scandals in state history.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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There are mud pools from Yellowstone National Park that have a squeamish gurgle, and hearing them amid a crackling bonfire feels unexpectedly harmonious, even plausible.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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The film follows two former lovers (Melchior and Mylchreest) who unexpectedly reunite on a Christmas night in Porto.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Astonishingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/astonishingly. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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