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verb

past tense of stun

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Recent Examples of stunned
Verb
For the coveted shoot, the Olympic athlete stunned in a variety of looks. Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025 However, most were stunned at Dawn's story. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stunned
Adjective
  • For some commenters, the posts incite fervent ridicule; others are amazed and even inspired.
    Natasha Frost, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • How Did TikTok React? After posting the footage on TikTok, Lemos was amazed by the overwhelming reaction.
    Paul du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Yes, Sam Darnold looked bewildered against Detroit in the regular season finale, and that conjures all sorts of lingering doubts.
    Jordan Brenner, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore brought different weapons to this cute fight: bobcat Kilgore and otter Brie, both seeming a little bewildered by the powder that surrounded them today.
    NBC News, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • One Direction Members and Loved Ones Attend Liam Payne's Funeral By Maggie Ekberg Contributing Entertainment Writer 0 Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Liam Payne's sudden passing shocked fans worldwide, and now, his cause of death has been confirmed.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Danni fills in Diana, who’s shocked that Danni was so bold to their boss.
    Emma Soren, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • American Primeval’s second episode wastes no time, picking up mere moments after the end of the premiere, which left a dazed Jacob looking for his wife in the middle of a field filled with dead bodies.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Other tribes of music-heads danced through dawn on muddy hillsides, barely sleeping or eating through the driving rain, dazed but giddy to take part in a massive, improbable event.
    Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The findings left scientists astonished.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
  • In 2014, for instance, one researcher was astonished to watch a single sea otter devour roughly 30 European green crabs in an hour, per the Washington Post.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Don’t be surprised if the project completion date slips into 2028 or 2029.
    Larry Penner, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Hill said that many were surprised to learn the extent of Hill-Wolfskill’s support for everyone, from family and friends to complete strangers.
    J.M. Banks, Kansas City Star, 12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The daughter of Palestinian immigrants to America, Arabella is both confused and demanding.
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Listen to this article Zach LaVine’s teammates are confused.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • When McCarthy was ousted in October 2023, the House was paralyzed for three weeks before Republicans coalesced around Johnson.
    Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
  • This 35-year old man, paralyzed by polio, was condemned for the rest of his life to be a prisoner of the machine compressing and releasing his lungs.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2024

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“Stunned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stunned. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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