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shockingly

ADVERB
desperately
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


ADVERB
scandalously
Synonyms


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A shockingly good celery, blue cheese, walnut appetizer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

The results were shockingly the same: Only 1 in 10 retirees took consistent withdrawals from their accounts throughout retirement.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

I looked to my left and, shockingly, there sat Martha Stewart.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

It was a Saturday, and the sky above the lake was shockingly clear.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

A bird calling from a parasol tree sounded shockingly loud, and our footsteps echoed in the empty hallway.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang




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