astonishing
adjective
as·ton·ish·ing
ə-ˈstä-ni-shiŋ 
: causing a feeling of great surprise or wonder : surprising
an astonishing discovery
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.
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Game two was astonishing, and a full reckoning of the faults that existed in the defending champs’ armor.
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Tom Rende, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
After 23 years and an astonishing 4,953 episodes, the show reaches its finale Friday as the sports media industry’s most prolific on-air talent incubator.
—Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 21 May 2025
This gem detailing the ancient underground aqueducts of Rome gives both a visual and historical account of man’s insatiable appetite to overcome nature and create astonishing engineering marvels to uplift the human condition.
—Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
Rossi won an astonishing 89 MotoGP races and seven championships in a 17-year career.
—Michael Frank, Robb Report, 20 May 2025
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Tom Rende, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
After 23 years and an astonishing 4,953 episodes, the show reaches its finale Friday as the sports media industry’s most prolific on-air talent incubator.
—Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 21 May 2025
This gem detailing the ancient underground aqueducts of Rome gives both a visual and historical account of man’s insatiable appetite to overcome nature and create astonishing engineering marvels to uplift the human condition.
—Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
Rossi won an astonishing 89 MotoGP races and seven championships in a 17-year career.
—Michael Frank, Robb Report, 20 May 2025
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“Astonishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/astonishing. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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