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mind-blowing

adjective

mind-blow·​ing ˈmīn(d)-ˌblō-iŋ How to pronounce mind-blowing (audio)
mindblower noun
mind-blowingly adverb

Examples of mind-blowing in a Sentence

viewers will be stunned by the movie's mind-blowing twist ending
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Barring a mind-blowing turnaround, the Bengals are slated to miss the playoffs once again. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025 ChatGPT, interceptor drones, humanoid robots, mRNA vaccines, quantum computing—one mind-blowing breakthrough follows quickly on another. Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025 What’s even wilder, even more mind-blowing about this barrage of bricks? The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025 Products that are good and cost-friendly, versus ones that are mind-blowing and expensive, could determine global AI dominance. Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mind-blowing

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of mind-blowing was in 1966

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“Mind-blowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mind-blowing. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.

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