astounding
adjective
as·tound·ing
ə-ˈstau̇n-diŋ 
: causing astonishment or amazement
an astounding revelation
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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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Her academic and research background in neurochemistry was astounding.
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Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
That’s an astounding 40 points worse than anyone else.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
An entire era… an incredible… a phenominal [sic], astounding, prodigious , presence… lost yesterday.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2026
The craftsmanship relies on turning materials like sweetgrass, black ash, spruce root and porcupine quills into curvaceous, geometrically astounding baskets.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
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Marcy Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
That’s an astounding 40 points worse than anyone else.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
An entire era… an incredible… a phenominal [sic], astounding, prodigious , presence… lost yesterday.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2026
The craftsmanship relies on turning materials like sweetgrass, black ash, spruce root and porcupine quills into curvaceous, geometrically astounding baskets.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for astounding
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“Astounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/astounding. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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