as in to amaze
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected
your decision to suddenly quit your job flabbergasts me
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Recent Examples of flabbergast
But over the last month, since Los Angeles swung a midnight trade that flabbergasted the NBA, this clash has elevated from a one-off novelty to a plausible NBA Finals preview.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
She's flabbergasted that PRNDL has endured.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
None other than Dionne Warwick has also been flabbergasted by this latest metaphor.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2025
For Perry, these operations felt like the final step to closing out a weight loss journey that flabbergasted millions online.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2025
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
She's flabbergasted that PRNDL has endured.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
None other than Dionne Warwick has also been flabbergasted by this latest metaphor.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2025
For Perry, these operations felt like the final step to closing out a weight loss journey that flabbergasted millions online.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flabbergast
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This isn’t the first time a dog has amazed the internet with spinal walking.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Kim Kardashian knows how to turn heads, but the reaction to her shapewear brand Skims unveiling of thongs with fake pubic hair amazed even her.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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Some of his teammates, including Grizzle, said they were surprised by Doyle’s ability to put some spin on the ball.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
22 Oct. 2025
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The president surprised many last week by announcing that an agreement with India had been reached to stop its buying of Russian crude oil.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
22 Oct. 2025
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When Charlotte was ranked 50th out of 50, the study shocked local leaders and eventual led to the formation of the Opportunity Task Force.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Oct. 2025
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The first comes in the show’s shocking cold open, in which a mother gives birth to a demonic baby that subsequently attacks an 11-year-old boy.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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In her work, Warner has dispelled myths such as the one that indigenous people, astonished by modern technologies, believed that cameras stole their souls.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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He was astonished and renewed by that quiet.—
Stephen Trimble,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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Those close to me were stunned by my transformation.—
Connie Bennett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Rafael and Deneane Hancock, who took first place, stunned the crowd with a C-Walk midway through their second scored couples dance.—
Alexa Stone
Updated October 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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Across America, Halloween spending is expected to reach record levels this year, including large crowds waiting for their chance to be chased, startled and screamed at.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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White disappears completely into the role without skirting parody, portraying the exhausted hitmaker as startled by his own numbness, blanked out and unsure of what to do next.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Flabbergast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flabbergast. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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