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
After Pet Sounds, a string of vastly less popular albums—some of them containing breathtaking songs, with many of them favorably reappraised in later years—followed in the 1970s.
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Corey Seymour, Vogue, 12 June 2025
Eventually, the couple decided to stop at base camp, where the view of the sunrise was just as breathtaking as the summit.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 11 June 2025
But in this moment, Cook wants to show off the breathtaking view to his starry guest.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 11 June 2025
This breathtaking final had already exceeded five hours.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 8 June 2025
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Corey Seymour, Vogue, 12 June 2025
Eventually, the couple decided to stop at base camp, where the view of the sunrise was just as breathtaking as the summit.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 11 June 2025
But in this moment, Cook wants to show off the breathtaking view to his starry guest.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 11 June 2025
This breathtaking final had already exceeded five hours.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breathtaking
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In our house, television is allowed on weekends but not on school days, which, by Saturday, makes getting downstairs and turning it on all the more exciting and urgent for him.—
Jana Pollack,
Parents,
24 June 2025
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New Version Sells Well On June 13, ABBA re-released its namesake album on exciting formats.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Miike, through his judicious use of close-ups and gradual unfurling of information, begins to tilt the share of power between his characters in thrilling ways — which in turn forces the audiences to re-calibrate their own beliefs on the fly.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
19 June 2025
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When Noah walks Joanne to her car at the end of the evening, their banter is thrilling, but so is the sense that Noah gets her.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
18 June 2025
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The Gilded Age is so interesting because some elements feel modern, while others seem way older and more foreign than only a century and a half ago.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
23 June 2025
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Published on June 22, 2025 Oban 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,
22 June 2025
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The Raptors could at least make Milwaukee an intriguing offer.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Hansen Yang: The 7-1, 249-pound center from China is a potential late first-rounder with intriguing size (9-3 standing reach, nearly 7-3 wingspan, only combine player in top three in both hand length and width) to go with shooting and passing touch.—
Aaron Beard,
Chicago Tribune,
23 June 2025
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To add insult to injury, distress at work has been linked to a decrease in innovative work behavior, meaning all that destructive stress ultimately may yield less inspiring work.—
Drew Gerber,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Loved this story from Rustin Dodd about the different inspiring messages being relayed from sports figures to college graduates over the past month.—
Dan Shanoff,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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“Breathtaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breathtaking. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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