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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Ben Smith, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Add in Microsoft—which has not given a specific capex forecast but which spent $100 billion over the past twelve months—and the sum is all the more astounding.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
An astounding 21 teams will have a new OC next season.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
At $5 dollars a pop, the numbers are astounding.
—Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 2 Feb. 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 8 Feb. 2026.
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