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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For the Bears offense, that completed what went into the books as an astounding eight-play, minus-1-yard field goal drive.
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Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Campusano put up astounding numbers in Triple-A but went 0-for-21 with the Padres this season.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
Its look is frequently astounding, with a feel of traditional animation that humanizes the movie in a way pure digital animation never can.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Dead End premiered at San Diego Comic-Con in 2003, an astounding debut for such a legal nightmare.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
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Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Campusano put up astounding numbers in Triple-A but went 0-for-21 with the Padres this season.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
Its look is frequently astounding, with a feel of traditional animation that humanizes the movie in a way pure digital animation never can.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Dead End premiered at San Diego Comic-Con in 2003, an astounding debut for such a legal nightmare.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Astounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/astounding. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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