mind-boggling
adjective
mind-bog·gling
ˈmīn(d)-ˌbä-g(ə-)liŋ 
: mentally or emotionally exciting or overwhelming
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a big-box store with a mind-boggling array of home-improvement supplies for the do-it-yourselfer
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From $1,775 per person per night The Seychelles has long been a popular spot for luxury travelers, but the hotels haven’t always lived up to the mind-boggling setting.
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Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 28 July 2025
The sheer magnitude of their reunion tour, aside from its cultural import, is mind-boggling to quantify, but to drop just one number: It’s estimated to contribute almost a billion pounds to the UK economy.
—Corey Seymour, Vogue, 28 July 2025
Newcastle hope any serious transfer fee conversation will start at the mind-boggling figure of £150million ($203m).
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 25 July 2025
During the Mars landing, the capsule will hit the red planet's tenuous atmosphere at a mind-boggling speed of 13,050 mph (21,000 km/h) but will slow down to about 1,000 miles per hour from natural drag before the first parachute opens.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 22 July 2025
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Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 28 July 2025
The sheer magnitude of their reunion tour, aside from its cultural import, is mind-boggling to quantify, but to drop just one number: It’s estimated to contribute almost a billion pounds to the UK economy.
—Corey Seymour, Vogue, 28 July 2025
Newcastle hope any serious transfer fee conversation will start at the mind-boggling figure of £150million ($203m).
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 25 July 2025
During the Mars landing, the capsule will hit the red planet's tenuous atmosphere at a mind-boggling speed of 13,050 mph (21,000 km/h) but will slow down to about 1,000 miles per hour from natural drag before the first parachute opens.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 22 July 2025
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“Mind-boggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mind-boggling. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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