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"astonishment by" is not a correct or commonly used phrase in written English.
It would be more appropriate to say "surprised by" or "astonished by" to convey a feeling of shock or amazement. Example: The audience was filled with astonishment by the magician's incredible illusions.
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Equally frustrating is that her brilliant performance was met with astonishment by the press.
This marriage was greeted with astonishment by his male associates and, unsurprisingly, it didn't last.
They are uttered, in quiet astonishment, by Cornelia, who finds her impeccable life ravaged yet emerges, still standing.
"You're so articulate" is never a compliment when uttered with such wide eye astonishment by white men and women.
"Pontormo's work was seen with astonishment by all of Florence", wrote Vasari, but not by the Medici.
Thereafter it declared that it found no evidence of such crimes and that villagers "coexist peacefully" with the army.This sunny conclusion was greeted with astonishment by many Darfuris, for social media were by now carrying eyewitness accounts of the violence.
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Initially the photographs seem quite mundane: astonishment diminished by repetition.
This show is, after all, full of astonishment and by definition unmissable.
This poem captures the astonishment felt by descendants, direct or spiritual, of those who survived unspeakable horror.
Right before our eyes we can see the movements of the solar system, a feeling of sheer astonishment multiplied by the music.
Tracy Chevalier, chair of the Society of Authors, has written to minister for culture Margaret Hodge, laying out the "overwhelming sense of astonishment" felt by authors at the decision.
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