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astonish

[uh-ston-ish] / əˈstɒn ɪʃ /


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Investment in artificial intelligence continues to astonish amid a technological arms race.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

No matter the general state of the project she was in, Smith never failed to illuminate, astonish and entertain.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024

For a half-century, the German artist Ursula Schultze-Bluhm made work that could astonish viewers.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023

Bouden added that “I have a lot of hope that Tunisia is going to get better and better, and it will accomplish things that will probably astonish you in the coming months.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2023

Samuel said, “Most people don’t read the details. It’s the details that astonish me. And Abel had no children.”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck