as in to surprise
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected
everyone was thunderstruck when she quit her job without warning
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In a rare appearance, The Weeknd performed with Playboi Carti, leaving fans in awe, while Bruno Mars surprised the audience during the Los Angeles tribute segment.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
3 Feb. 2025 -
Skip out of work early, surprise your sweetheart with a gift or plan more time for date nights.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
2 Feb. 2025
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Costco continues to amaze both with price and with entertainment and all my Costco’s are a blast to shop at.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2025
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Instead, the boy was creating short films using action figures, adding voice-over narration, and displaying a level of creativity that amazed his mother.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2025
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But the family was shocked to learn that Lilley, 28, was among the 67 people who died in the PSA Airlines flight from Wichita to Washington, D.C., Wednesday night.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Jan. 2025
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Tyrese Haliburton Honestly, I'll be shocked if Haliburton DOESN'T enter the event.—
Justin L. Mack,
Axios,
31 Jan. 2025
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Legal Challenges Image Legal scholars and immigration advocates said on Tuesday that they were stunned by the breadth of the order.—
Michael D. Shear,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Director Mohammad Rasoulof tracks social and moral collapse with the kind of unnerving calm and visual precision that made the Iranian New Wave so striking when Abbas Kiarostami’s Through the Olive Trees and Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s A Moment of Innocence first stunned the film world in the 1990s.—
Armond White,
National Review,
22 Jan. 2025
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The cat sniffs the iguana's tail and appears to bite it, startling the iguana.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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Immediately, Morgan's appearance startled the investigators.—
Nikki Battiste,
CBS News,
14 Dec. 2024
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Proof of that legacy comes with D’Angelo, Chaka Khan, George Clinton, Terry Lewis and Living Colour’s Vernon Reid attesting to the Family Stone’s massive popularity at the time over footage of the group rocking the stage.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
24 Jan. 2025
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Other performers were able to camp it up, in costume to cover ‘90s hits by Cher or the Spice Girls, but rocking it out with Carlile and the Hanseroth Twins headbanging behind her, Amanfu sounded as serious as a heart attack.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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As a researcher in AI, I'm astonished by the massive volume of Chinese publications in top research journals and conferences in the field.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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South Korea’s conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol — weakened after the liberal opposition retained control in an April election -– astonished the country by declaring martial law in a late-night announcement on Dec. 3.—
Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Dec. 2024
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