boggling

present participle of boggle

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of boggling Trying to move in earlier to accommodate a pittance of an audience is mind boggling stupidity. Pol Ballus, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025 In a world where licenses and software locks forbid folks from simply plugging in a replacement component, the thought of a major company encouraging its customers to break out a soldering iron is mind boggling. Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 27 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boggling
Verb
  • After blowing a golden opportunity against the Buffalo Bills in Week 1, the Ravens blew out the Cleveland Browns but then coughed up another statement-win opportunity against the Detroit Lions last week.
    Mike Jones, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But Henry hasn’t made a habit of fumbling throughout his career, so this is an unusual stretch.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The uncharacteristic nature of fumbling the ball three times in a row is not lost on the star running back.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Doing so could compromise the slight taper at the hem, ruining the silhouette.
    Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Car designers love them for not ruining the lines of the door with the necessities of real life, but is the benefit from drag reduction worth the safety risk?
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Boggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boggling. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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