astonishing
adjective
as·ton·ish·ing
ə-ˈstä-ni-shiŋ 
: causing a feeling of great surprise or wonder : surprising
an astonishing discovery
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Examples of astonishing in a Sentence
He showed an astonishing lack of concern for others.
The truck can hold an astonishing amount of stuff.
She gave an astonishing performance in her first film.
Recent Examples on the Web
An astonishing collection about interconnectedness between the human and nonhuman, ancestors,and ourselves, from a National Book Critics Circle Award winner and a poet laureate.
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Martha Yesowitch, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2024
An initial estimate put the quake’s magnitude at 7.9, meaning the actual earthquake was an astonishing 63 times stronger in terms of energy released.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
Following his diagnosis, Burrows inspired a drive to raise an astonishing $19 million for research into MND.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
Though economists debated the causes of inflation, part of the blame clearly fell on the reality that astonishing quantities of goods were stuck floating off ports.
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By early 2023, the worst disruptions of the pandemic years had subsided.
—Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 2 June 2024
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Martha Yesowitch, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2024
An initial estimate put the quake’s magnitude at 7.9, meaning the actual earthquake was an astonishing 63 times stronger in terms of energy released.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2024
Following his diagnosis, Burrows inspired a drive to raise an astonishing $19 million for research into MND.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
Though economists debated the causes of inflation, part of the blame clearly fell on the reality that astonishing quantities of goods were stuck floating off ports.
——
By early 2023, the worst disruptions of the pandemic years had subsided.
—Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 2 June 2024
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“Astonishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/astonishing. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.
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