as in breathtaking
causing great emotional or mental stimulation
viewers will be stunned by the movie's mind-blowing twist ending
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Recent Examples of mind-blowing
Dropped into an unforgiving, remote location, a group of strangers will live together under one roof, and face mind-blowing stunts, harrowing challenges and a twisted game of social strategy where trust is fleeting — and fear is a weapon.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
The guest capacity of 3,246 feels delightfully low considering the mind-blowing variety of venues, including nine superb specialty restaurants (love a good steakhouse at sea) and seven that are winners even without an upcharge.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 31 Dec. 2025
Perhaps most mind-blowing have been observations gathered by missions stationed at Mars, which the comet flew past in early October.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2025
Over the decades, LEGO creations have evolved from medieval villages to mind-blowing architectural feats.
—Leigh Kiniry, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
The guest capacity of 3,246 feels delightfully low considering the mind-blowing variety of venues, including nine superb specialty restaurants (love a good steakhouse at sea) and seven that are winners even without an upcharge.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 31 Dec. 2025
Perhaps most mind-blowing have been observations gathered by missions stationed at Mars, which the comet flew past in early October.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2025
Over the decades, LEGO creations have evolved from medieval villages to mind-blowing architectural feats.
—Leigh Kiniry, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mind-blowing
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Wildly beautiful, Sydney Harbour National Park protects the islands and foreshore around the famous harbour, including some of the most breathtaking beaches, bushland, and coastal trails in the world.—
Sophie Davies,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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Since then, Ålesund has been known as a Scandinavian architectural gem, set against a breathtaking natural backdrop.—
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
15 Feb. 2026
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What matchup Wednesday looks the most exciting?—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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Discoveries The new guard of American talent, Diotima, Ashlyn and Aisling Camps are consistently exciting and increasingly sophisticated in new and modern ways of dressing.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Later during the keynote, Hounsou shared an interesting nugget about the film’s budget when asked by an audience member about the difficulty of getting period films about the African diaspora off the ground in Hollywood.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2026
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Bubic had an interesting offseason.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
15 Feb. 2026
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Still, director Mario Landi, working with the limited resources of television production at the time, provides intriguing little visual touches, utilizing windows as a central motif to explore the book’s running theme of outsiders always looking in.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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On Polk is another intriguing gift shop that sells offbeat and artistic home goods from around the world.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
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Now repeat for nine more songs that are sometimes thrilling and sometimes too much—beats wound beyond the point of pleasure, mixes overwhelmed with shrapnel.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
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In speedskating, the Netherlands’ Xandra Velzeboer won gold in the women’s 500-meter final, and her countryman Jens van ’t Wout won gold in the men’s 1,000 meters in a thrilling photo finish.—
The Sports Desk,
NBC news,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Mind-blowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mind-blowing. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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