as in exciting
causing great emotional or mental stimulation
a truly breathtaking view of the majestic waterfall
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Recent Examples of breathtaking
Also available for sale is The Luminaries at London Square Nine Elms: elegant, contemporary penthouse apartments with balconies offering breathtaking views of the London skyline.
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Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2025
But the breathtaking audacity of imagining Paramount+’s German office as a Nazi war room raises the beef to A5 Japanese Wagyu levels, right along with casting an actor who speaks like a nefarious officer in a WWII movie.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
On paper, the economic transformation in college athletics has been breathtaking, liberating, inspiring.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Over the past 24 hours, our planet has been reverberating from the impact of a powerful coronal mass ejection (CME) that struck Earth's magnetic field on April 15 — and the resulting auroras were absolutely breathtaking.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2025
But the breathtaking audacity of imagining Paramount+’s German office as a Nazi war room raises the beef to A5 Japanese Wagyu levels, right along with casting an actor who speaks like a nefarious officer in a WWII movie.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
On paper, the economic transformation in college athletics has been breathtaking, liberating, inspiring.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Over the past 24 hours, our planet has been reverberating from the impact of a powerful coronal mass ejection (CME) that struck Earth's magnetic field on April 15 — and the resulting auroras were absolutely breathtaking.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breathtaking
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This is a good fight trending toward an exciting finish.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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His aggressive, exciting driving style is already winning over fans.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Olivia Erwin Interiors takes on the thrilling restoration of a 1859 Garden District gem Photography by Christian HarderStyled by Katja Greeff May 2, 2025 All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.—
Laura May Todd,
Architectural Digest,
2 May 2025
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Syracuse, New York CNN — As two other crosstown rivals played a thrilling lacrosse game that went into overtime one night last week, some members of the Westhill High School boys’ varsity lacrosse team were in the stands hatching a plan.—
Shimon Prokupecz,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
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What a night of interesting and awesome fights in Des Moines, Iowa.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Welcome to Taste Test, where every week our critic Jonah Flicker explores the most buzzworthy and interesting whiskeys in the world.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
4 May 2025
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And, as alluded to at the start, mid-season numbers are ultimately meaningless, except that, in this instance, they are both entrenched and intriguing.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Del Pino won’t need to handle a major workload in the backcourt, but his potential is intriguing as a 6-5 point guard with good court vision and experience playing high-level European competition as a teenager.—
Bennett Conlin,
Baltimore Sun,
2 May 2025
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Fairmont Grand Del Mar, San Diego, CA For entrepreneurial parents and remote workers seeking an elegant work-life balance, Fairmont Grand Del Mar offers an inspiring setting.—
Cassidy Randall,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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So there’s this strength in the society, which is really inspiring and powerful and devastating as well.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
2 May 2025
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“Breathtaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breathtaking. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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