astounding
adjective
as·tound·ing
ə-ˈstau̇n-diŋ 
: causing astonishment or amazement
an astounding revelation
Examples of astounding in a Sentence
He ate an astounding amount of food.
the astounding sight of their cat returning home after having been missing for two years
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For a company of this size — and the largest component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average — such a dramatic decline is astounding.
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Nishant Pant, CNBC, 27 May 2025
As for the event itself, the scope of what’s been built there to house the EWC is astounding.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 May 2025
The second part of the movie kicks into high gear with an exhilarating train set-piece that might represent some of Lee’s most technically astounding direction.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025
From his days as the young wunderkind making headlines with his brothers in the Jackson 5 to astounding folks the world over as an adult, Jackson was unequivocally one of the greatest performers ever.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025
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Nishant Pant, CNBC, 27 May 2025
As for the event itself, the scope of what’s been built there to house the EWC is astounding.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 May 2025
The second part of the movie kicks into high gear with an exhilarating train set-piece that might represent some of Lee’s most technically astounding direction.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025
From his days as the young wunderkind making headlines with his brothers in the Jackson 5 to astounding folks the world over as an adult, Jackson was unequivocally one of the greatest performers ever.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for astounding
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“Astounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/astounding. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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