astonishing
adjective
as·ton·ish·ing
ə-ˈstä-ni-shiŋ 
: causing a feeling of great surprise or wonder : surprising
an astonishing discovery
Synonyms
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Though a few reviews recognized the book’s originality and astonishing erudition, sales were meager.
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Eugene Linden, TIME, 21 Apr. 2024
Which is all rather astonishing for a film with no conventional dialogue, as the creatures communicate through a language of grunts.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
That astonishing move is part of a larger pattern emerging in the Biden Administration, which has adopted an approach to trade policy that goes against traditional U.S. foreign policy.
—Ed Brzytwa, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
Such ambitious pricing might be taken as a benchmark of single malt’s astonishing success.
—Angus MacKinnon, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
The fact that these five brave men were able to reproduce their musical shenanigans—with the occasional touch of cello, recorder, violin, trumpet and vibes—is astonishing.
—Ernesto Lechner, SPIN, 11 Apr. 2024
This was astonishing—a sign of Lamar’s untouchability, and of growing pains for a rebellious genre that has become an institution.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
That rapid growth has brought an astonishing surge in performance and efficacy, and no one is disputing that large enough LLMs can complete tasks that smaller models can’t, including ones for which they weren’t trained.
—Stephen Ornes, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2024
Jerry Grote, who was among the National League’s leading catchers of his time and guided the pitching staff that propelled the New York Mets to their astonishing 1969 World Series championship, died on Sunday in Austin, Texas.
—Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
Eugene Linden, TIME, 21 Apr. 2024
Which is all rather astonishing for a film with no conventional dialogue, as the creatures communicate through a language of grunts.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
That astonishing move is part of a larger pattern emerging in the Biden Administration, which has adopted an approach to trade policy that goes against traditional U.S. foreign policy.
—Ed Brzytwa, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
Such ambitious pricing might be taken as a benchmark of single malt’s astonishing success.
—Angus MacKinnon, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
The fact that these five brave men were able to reproduce their musical shenanigans—with the occasional touch of cello, recorder, violin, trumpet and vibes—is astonishing.
—Ernesto Lechner, SPIN, 11 Apr. 2024
This was astonishing—a sign of Lamar’s untouchability, and of growing pains for a rebellious genre that has become an institution.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
That rapid growth has brought an astonishing surge in performance and efficacy, and no one is disputing that large enough LLMs can complete tasks that smaller models can’t, including ones for which they weren’t trained.
—Stephen Ornes, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2024
Jerry Grote, who was among the National League’s leading catchers of his time and guided the pitching staff that propelled the New York Mets to their astonishing 1969 World Series championship, died on Sunday in Austin, Texas.
—Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Astonishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/astonishing. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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