astonished
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Then, in a scene in which Misty demands she be allowed to finish an audition, she flashes into someone else in a bit of pure craft that leaves those in the room astonished.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Isaiah Berlin called Alexander Herzen “a Russian Voltaire,” who astonished his 19th- century audiences with a “prodigal opulence of intellect.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Meyers proceeds to tell an astonished Ed that he’s a huge fan of his long-forgotten 1979 poetry collection entitled “Way Past Go,” the postal worker’s fleeting brush with literary success.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The Royal Belgian Football Association said it was "astonished" and stressed it was "investigating all potential options".
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
I was again astonished, for he addressed himself to the question with the impartiality of the completest sanity; he even took himself as an example when he mentioned certain things.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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