Thesaurus results for STUN

stun

verb

ˈstən

Definition of stun

as in to daze

to make senseless or dizzy by a blow a powerful uppercut to the jaw stunned the boxer and sent him crashing to the canvas

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as in to amaze

to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected the news of their boss's termination stunned the staff

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Recent Examples of stun But these three diffuse galaxies, known as DF2, DF4, and DF9, have left astronomers stunned. — Quanta Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 When doctors delivered the news, Carla Gates said she was stunned. — Ginger Allen, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 The Dodgers had just gone ahead 2-1 in the sixth before getting stunned. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Stefanie Mockler is a bit stunned by how quickly all the attention has come for her son. — Edward Robert McClelland, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stun

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And they were dazed when JJ Buchanan came down with Bryce Underwood's second Hail Mary pass to turn the four-touchdown-underdog Broncos' 12-7 upset into a 13-12 loss.

— CBS News, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
Despite looking dazed, Guerrero scampered home to tie the game at 1-1.

— Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of daze

Verb

The deaths captured international attention and rocked the local economy, which authorities said was heavily reliant on tourism.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Ahead of rocking the Pond with its classic hits, the famed norteño band brought its signature sound and activism to NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of rock

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Prosecutors said Wilcox was hit by gunfire, fell to the ground and fired three more gunshots at the officers.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The different program sales operations of Skydance hit the Côte d’Azur under their pre-existing Paramount and WB brands.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of hit

Verb

The couple had previously seen a single owl on an apartment windowsill a few days earlier and were shocked even then, Williams recalled.

— Joseph B. Frederick, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
What shocked him was how unregulated—and unsophisticated—the rental market seemed.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of shock

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The parents admit to some corporal punishment, but of a mild sort—the kind that might startle a child but which wouldn’t do bodily harm.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2026
However, startled by the activation of the security system, the suspect fled the scene without stealing any loot.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of startle

Verb

Regardless, attention is the tool by which artificial neural networks access and convey meaning, association, and context, often well enough to astonish us with their fluency.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
Less than a month after astonishing the world with its solution to the long-standing Navier-Stokes problem, OpenAI has released 722 maths papers, proving or disproving problems across numerous fields from algebraic geometry to number theory.

— Will Barker, TheWeek, 9 Oct. 2026

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