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as in surprisingly
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as in conspicuously
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as in awfully
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Recent Examples of shockingly
Sami Zayn shockingly captured his first WWE Championship at Night of Champions, defeating Cody Rhodes and Gunther in a major upset.
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Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Davis, 33, who won a title with James in the 2020 NBA Bubble, was shockingly traded by the Lakers in February 2025 for former Mavericks star Luka Dončić.
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Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
That's when the business end of the tournament truly starts and there will be, shockingly, just one game.
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Seth Vertelney,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
External SSDs might look plain on the outside, but this Western Digital 1TB portable drive is shockingly fast under its drop-resistant chassis.
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K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
26 June 2026
Steve Carell, who shockingly has never won an Emmy despite 11 nominations, should earn his 12th nod for playing a middle-aged novelist and concerned father in the heartfelt college comedy Rooster, which did surprisingly well for HBO.
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Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
25 June 2026
Cream of Tartar & Lemon Juice Paste Like baking soda and hydrogen peroxide, cream of tartar and lemon shockingly has cleaning and brightening properties that are effective for lifting dirt and stains off grout lines.
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Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
25 June 2026
Shortly after her time with Team USA, Reese was shockingly traded from the Chicago Sky to the Dream.
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Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
The wheat flour helps the pasta taste shockingly similar to the traditional stuff while still affording you all the benefits that lupini beans have to offer.
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Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 June 2026
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Davis, 33, who won a title with James in the 2020 NBA Bubble, was shockingly traded by the Lakers in February 2025 for former Mavericks star Luka Dončić.
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Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
That's when the business end of the tournament truly starts and there will be, shockingly, just one game.
—
Seth Vertelney,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
External SSDs might look plain on the outside, but this Western Digital 1TB portable drive is shockingly fast under its drop-resistant chassis.
—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
26 June 2026
Steve Carell, who shockingly has never won an Emmy despite 11 nominations, should earn his 12th nod for playing a middle-aged novelist and concerned father in the heartfelt college comedy Rooster, which did surprisingly well for HBO.
—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
25 June 2026
Cream of Tartar & Lemon Juice Paste Like baking soda and hydrogen peroxide, cream of tartar and lemon shockingly has cleaning and brightening properties that are effective for lifting dirt and stains off grout lines.
—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
25 June 2026
Shortly after her time with Team USA, Reese was shockingly traded from the Chicago Sky to the Dream.
—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
The wheat flour helps the pasta taste shockingly similar to the traditional stuff while still affording you all the benefits that lupini beans have to offer.
—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shockingly
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This relaxed pick is incredibly soft, really cute, and surprisingly easy to style.
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When the two competing versions tested, the scores surprisingly dropped significantly, although the studio’s inched out ahead of Gillespie’s…but by only two points, according to sources.
Adverb
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American doctors are so conspicuously well-paid that a group of economic researchers spent years trying to figure out why.
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However, the Dawson’s Creek actress is conspicuously absent from the iconic sequel, where the character is played by Maggie Gyllenhaal.
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This could be described as assertive or confident clothing, all of the designer’s work achieves drama while in its exceptionally flattering fit, and which somehow still looks and feels awfully comfortable.
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That’s an awfully bold move from Motorola, considering the foldable is powered by the same chip as the 2024 and 2025 models and also reuses the design and screens from previous generations.
Adverb
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For the next step up in Apple's current-gen offerings, a $50 price drop on the astonishingly great MacBook Pro is a little treat.
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In particular, the extreme-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has been astonishingly effective at inflating the cost of the German support, while diminishing its benefits.
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Even 250 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, public awareness of AAPI history remains strikingly low.
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But their personalities, and political instincts, converge most strikingly around cities.
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But everyone on the Spurs shot terribly from deep in the clutch.
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Wonderfully and terribly, everything does happen for Maddie after her adoring bear of a husband, Jake (Eric Rahill), makes a cooking video of her that goes massively viral.
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But, amazingly, some on the right are making just that claim.
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To oppose advert — sorry, hydration — breaks is now, amazingly, to stand opposed to football players having a quick drink after playing 22 minutes in 40C (104F) heat.
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This involved hanging and displaying the body in a luridly public cage.
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The story was subbed, luridly headlined, set in type, and fitted lovingly into the front page.
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“Shockingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shockingly. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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