staggering
adjective
stag·ger·ing
ˈsta-g(ə-)riŋ 
: so great as to cause one to stagger : astonishing, overwhelming
a staggering feat
staggering medical bills
staggeringly
adverb
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Examples of staggering in a Sentence
The storm caused a staggering amount of damage.
the staggering scope of the new construction on campus
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Feynman admitted, however, that building such a machine required staggering complexity.
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TIME, 29 Apr. 2024
These findings may be surprising, though, considering the laundry list of millennial woes from staggering student-loan debt to painful housing unaffordability to rising inflation rates.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2024
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TIME, 29 Apr. 2024
These findings may be surprising, though, considering the laundry list of millennial woes from staggering student-loan debt to painful housing unaffordability to rising inflation rates.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2024
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“Staggering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staggering. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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