astounding
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amazing, astonishing, blindsiding, dumbfounding (also dumfounding), eye-opening, flabbergasting, jarring, jaw-dropping, jolting, shocking, startling, stunning, stupefying, surprising
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Can’t see this being any kind of issue — especially when fans get inside and take in the astounding Bay Area views through east-side windows. — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, "Wealthy Warriors fans will have great seats at Chase Center: But will they be filled?," 29 Aug. 2019 Since Jingles’ story and stuffed animal likeness were released, Operation ResCUTE, a non-profit organization, has given several other astounding rescue dogs the same plush treatment, attracting celebrity fans like Kristian Chenoweth along the way. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, "Operation ResCUTE Is Saving Shelter Dogs One Adorable Stuffed Animal at a Time," 26 Aug. 2019 One of the largest was said to have included nearly 2 million people, an astounding figure in a region of 8 million. — Johnny Simon, Quartz, "How Hong Kong’s protest movement endures, in photos," 25 Aug. 2019 In 2003, a young Aboriginal ranger, Mary Pappin Jr. (granddaughter of the activist Alice Kelly), made an astounding discovery near Lake Mungo: more than 560 footprints, later shown to be around 21,000 years old. — David Maurice Smith, Smithsonian, "A 42,000-Year-Old Man Finally Goes Home," 23 Aug. 2019 In early March, the administration released its fiscal 2020 budget request, which, if passed, would cut HUD funding by an astounding $8.6 billion. — Brian Goldstone, The New Republic, "The New American Homeless," 21 Aug. 2019 In February 1991, Bush’s approval rating in the Gallup poll reached an astounding 89% after the Gulf War. — Sahil Kapur, Fortune, "Trump 2020 Re-election May Be at Slowing Economy’s Mercy," 15 Aug. 2019 But Tillman was a very good NFL player and had an astounding 237 tackles in his final two seasons. — azcentral, "Arizona Cardinals' Top 100 players of all-time," 14 Aug. 2019 More Stories The lead troublemaker, Max, is played by Jacob Tremblay—another in a long line of preternaturally talented pre-teen actors (think Dakota Fanning and Haley Joel Osment) with astounding poise in front of the camera. — David Sims, The Atlantic, "Good Boys Is a Raunchy but Sweet Comedy," 12 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'astounding.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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astounding
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