- present tense form of astonish (3rd person singular).
astonishes
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Throughout Mr. Stob’s narrative, their success astonishes onlookers and converts skeptics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
What always astonishes me about your letters is their length My God, their length!
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2025
"Even today, the story of my father and my mother, while giving me much pain, astonishes me still," Blouin said.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2025
“It astonishes me that no American male singer sings with a full voice anymore. Where have all the tenors gone?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2022
I love dusk; it always astonishes me that something so beautiful happens every single day.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
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