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As Truffles approached me on an overhanging branch, my unsentimental friend remarked with astonishment that the animal clearly knew me.
HOW A SICKLY SQUIRREL OFFERED ME UNEXPECTED COMFORTPAM SPRITZERFEBRUARY 8, 2021WASHINGTON POST
Much to our collective astonishment, Chris ended up joining the military.
MY FRIEND, THE MURDEREREUGENE ROBINSONNOVEMBER 24, 2020OZY
It's the right mix of news reporting, astonishment and outrage.
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In March of 2020 I watched in astonishment and fear as the pandemic reached my state, the numbers of infected persons increasing in real time as our hospital scrambled to respond.
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Georgie now, to her astonishment, found her movements invariably chronicled in the society journals.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLS
It was considerably to Justice Haggard's astonishment that he heard of the invitation to his son and his son's wife.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLS
Marcella stood all this while, leaning against the tapestry, in a silent astonishment of thought and feeling.
THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTER
Lucy clapped her hands with delight, her more staid cousin was rapt in pleased astonishment.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLS
The bridge that spanned it had, to Harry's astonishment, been only partially destroyed; it could easily be crossed.
THE COURIER OF THE OZARKSBYRON A. DUNN
"Y—es," answered Mr. Carr, his excessive astonishment causing a hesitation.
ELSTER'S FOLLYMRS. HENRY WOOD
WORDS RELATED TO ASTONISHMENT
- abashment
- ado
- anarchy
- astonishment
- bustle
- chaos
- clutter
- commotion
- complexity
- complication
- consternation
- daze
- difficulty
- disarray
- discomposure
- dislocation
- disorganization
- distraction
- emotional upset
- ferment
- fog
- fracas
- haze
- hodge-podge
- imbroglio
- intricacy
- jumble
- labyrinth
- mess
- mistake
- muddle
- mystification
- pandemonium
- perturbation
- racket
- riot
- row
- shambles
- stir
- stupefaction
- surprise
- tangle
- trouble
- tumult
- turmoil
- untidiness
- upheaval
- uproar
- wilderness
- abruptness
- amazement
- astonishment
- astoundment
- attack
- awe
- bewilderment
- bombshell
- consternation
- curiosity
- curveball
- disappointment
- disillusion
- epiphany
- eureka
- eye-opener
- fortune
- godsend
- incredulity
- jolt
- kick
- marvel
- miracle
- miscalculation
- phenomenon
- portent
- precipitance
- precipitation
- precipitousness
- prodigy
- rarity
- revelation
- shock
- start
- stupefaction
- suddenness
- thunderbolt
- unexpected
- unforeseen
- whammy
- wonder
- wonderment
- abruptness
- amazement
- astonishment
- astoundment
- attack
- awe
- bewilderment
- bombshell
- consternation
- curiosity
- curveball
- disappointment
- disillusion
- epiphany
- eureka
- eye-opener
- fortune
- godsend
- incredulity
- jolt
- kick
- marvel
- miracle
- miscalculation
- phenomenon
- portent
- precipitance
- precipitation
- precipitousness
- prodigy
- rarity
- revelation
- shock
- start
- stupefaction
- suddenness
- thunderbolt
- unexpected
- unforeseen
- whammy
- wonder
- wonderment
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