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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During their 220-day mission, the crew circled the Earth an astounding 3,520 times, traveling approximately 93.3 million miles.
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Doc Louallen, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2025
Mississippi borrowers can encounter annual percentage rates (APRs) up to an astounding 572%.
—Aisha Nyandoro, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Still, Trump kept in place a baseline 10% tariff on most countries – a rate that would have been considered astounding prior to the current administration and has raised fears of a recession.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2025
New York/Hong Kong CNN — President Donald Trump is set to impose an astounding 104% in levies across all Chinese imports on Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Tuesday.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
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Doc Louallen, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2025
Mississippi borrowers can encounter annual percentage rates (APRs) up to an astounding 572%.
—Aisha Nyandoro, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Still, Trump kept in place a baseline 10% tariff on most countries – a rate that would have been considered astounding prior to the current administration and has raised fears of a recession.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2025
New York/Hong Kong CNN — President Donald Trump is set to impose an astounding 104% in levies across all Chinese imports on Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Tuesday.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Astounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/astounding. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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