staggering
Definition of staggering
: so great as to cause one to stagger : astonishing, overwhelming a staggering feat staggering medical bills
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Examples of staggering in a Sentence
The storm caused a staggering amount of damage.
the staggering scope of the new construction on campus
Recent Examples of staggering from the Web
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UC Health’s community benefits reports – annual statements, required under the ACA, on how much care hospital systems give away or subsidize – illustrate the staggering amounts of money potentially involved.
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Trump has talked about sharply restricting H-1Bs, and this year, for the first time, the number of applications dropped a staggering 16 percent as companies prepared for Trump's immigration cutbacks.
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McDonnell acknowledged the staggering expectations that had been heaped upon his program, expectations not lessened but in fact compounded by the defeats of recent years.
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This three-hour walk comes with staggering views of Mont Blanc, glaciers, and wildflowers — and a fraction of the Aiguille du Midi crowds.
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In two decades as the sales boss at Airbus SE, John Leahy has racked up a staggering $1 trillion-plus in orders ranging from diminutive A318s that list for about $75 million up to the double-decker A380, with a price tag topping $400 million.
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On Stage A nightlife fixture in South Beach in the late 1980s and 90s, Cabaret star and drag artist Joey Arias, has lived through the staggering changes the LGBTQ community has experienced.
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A study published last year in the journal Pediatrics found that teen depression is up a staggering 37 percent from the previous decade.
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A study published last year in the journal Pediatrics found that teen depression is up a staggering 37 percent from the previous decade.
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First Known Use of staggering
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STAGGERING Defined for English Language Learners
staggering
Definition of staggering for English Language Learners
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: very large, shocking, or surprising
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