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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But this week, my beliefs in the merits of stubbornness were challenged by Lara’s astounding inflexibility.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2025
Analysts expect fiscal third-quarter earnings of $3.20 a share (up 8.8% from a year ago) on $68.4 billion in revenue (a 10.6% year-over-year gain) — solid growth, but hardly astounding numbers.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 28 Apr. 2025
The most astounding thing about the document might be that Francis wrote it at all.
—Sammy Roth, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
There was little doubt Devers was going to break out eventually, but the depths of his struggles early on were astounding.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2025
Analysts expect fiscal third-quarter earnings of $3.20 a share (up 8.8% from a year ago) on $68.4 billion in revenue (a 10.6% year-over-year gain) — solid growth, but hardly astounding numbers.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 28 Apr. 2025
The most astounding thing about the document might be that Francis wrote it at all.
—Sammy Roth, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
There was little doubt Devers was going to break out eventually, but the depths of his struggles early on were astounding.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Astounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/astounding. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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