as in to amaze
to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected
stupefied by the ruling that he could not compete because he missed the qualifying age by two days
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Recent Examples of stupefy
Eventually, our future mogul will be sitting on a stupefying fortune, all held in a USA, and all entirely exempt from income tax.
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Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024
The Ravens played their first preseason game Friday night — falling to the Philadelphia Eagles, 16-13, in dramatic if not stupefying fashion — and thus provided the best look to date of position battles, rookies in action for the first time, and potentially key reserves.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
The bounty of data comes from a batch of new surveys, most notably one by the European Space Agency (ESA) observatory Gaia, that are collecting stupefying amounts of information.
—Ann Finkbeiner, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
Glass eels hate turbulence, and cold water stupefies them.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
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Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024
The Ravens played their first preseason game Friday night — falling to the Philadelphia Eagles, 16-13, in dramatic if not stupefying fashion — and thus provided the best look to date of position battles, rookies in action for the first time, and potentially key reserves.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
The bounty of data comes from a batch of new surveys, most notably one by the European Space Agency (ESA) observatory Gaia, that are collecting stupefying amounts of information.
—Ann Finkbeiner, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
Glass eels hate turbulence, and cold water stupefies them.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stupefy
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The two played four minutes together during one of the Lakers’ six preseason games, a moment that left LeBron James amazed.Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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The title signals the jump scare that the image maker hoped would likewise amaze the viewer when the 3D ghost loomed before their very eyes.Andrea Kaston Tange, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2024
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Not only are the water and sunset views spectacular, but the drinks stun, too.Catherine Garcia, theweek, 14 Nov. 2024
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Eight years ago, Trump stunned the nation by winning Michigan by 10,704 votes, about two-tenths of a percentage point, over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, en route to claiming the White House.Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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But even the most devoted cat lovers might be surprised by the results of a new study.Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2024
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Watch on Hulu At Witt’s End On December 1, 1994, 19-year-old Melissa Witt drove to surprise her mother at a bowling alley in Fort Smith, Arkansas, but disappeared without a trace.Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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Many observers were astonished, for example, when in September, Israel simultaneously detonated thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah.Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
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Stats Wins 1 Podiums 8 Oscar Piastri 3 TA Ranking Analysis Watching Piastri this year, you’d be astonished to learn this is only his second season on the F1 grid.Luke Smith, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
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Not wanting to startle the boy, Green turned his phone to face him with trees in the backdrop.Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
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According to Benson and Bertone, the most common pantry pests include: Cigarette beetles are 1/8-inch brownish bugs with a long rounded to oval shape; when startled, the adults tuck in their head and legs and remain still.Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2024
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Last June, an obscure federal advisory committee—the Healthcare Infection Control Advisory Committee to the Centers for Disease Control—first shocked many in the public health community by suggesting that the CDC could loosen infection control practices in hospitals and healthcare settings.Judy Stone, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Do Southern Hosts Still Expect Guests To Bring A Gift? Understandably, Reddit commenters were shocked by the scenario.Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Stupefy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stupefy. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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