astonished
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The coaches were astonished at how quickly he picked up the playbook.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 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 did have anxieties that, oh, we're going to have to charge all the time but my experience in the last five months I've been astonished at how easy it is."
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Lead study author Xiaotong Peng of the Chinese Academy of Sciences told AFP that the researchers were "astonished" when the scale of their discovery became clear.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
Meg jumped up, looking both proud and shy, but ‘that man’, as Jo called him, actually laughed and said coolly, as he kissed the astonished newcomer, “Sister Jo, congratulate us!”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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