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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At the league’s halfway point, the top 8 teams were literally undefeated versus the bottom 8 teams, and for the entire season the Top 8 teams were an astounding 110-5 versus the bottom 8 teams.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The anti-American sentiment that has unfolded here is astounding.
—Kyle Anderson, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The regime turns the former leper hospital into a place of death, where the prisoners are subjected to repression in a place of astounding beauty.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
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Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
At the league’s halfway point, the top 8 teams were literally undefeated versus the bottom 8 teams, and for the entire season the Top 8 teams were an astounding 110-5 versus the bottom 8 teams.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The anti-American sentiment that has unfolded here is astounding.
—Kyle Anderson, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The regime turns the former leper hospital into a place of death, where the prisoners are subjected to repression in a place of astounding beauty.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
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 24 Aug. 2025.
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