as in breathtaking
causing great emotional or mental stimulation
a big-box store with a mind-boggling array of home-improvement supplies for the do-it-yourselfer
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Recent Examples of mind-boggling
After completing a mind-boggling ascent in British Columbia, the 22-year-old is no longer the climber of the future—his time is now.
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Frederick Dreier, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
Everything that's walked down the runway recently has just been mind-boggling.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Images like this one are a reminder of the mind-boggling technological achievement that is the International Space Station.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2026
The need to scale up, plus the ever-present pressure to seek higher rates of return, have combined to create a mind-boggling movement of capital and societal resources into one industry.
—Charles Yu, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mind-boggling
Frederick Dreier, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
Everything that's walked down the runway recently has just been mind-boggling.
—Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Images like this one are a reminder of the mind-boggling technological achievement that is the International Space Station.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2026
The need to scale up, plus the ever-present pressure to seek higher rates of return, have combined to create a mind-boggling movement of capital and societal resources into one industry.
—Charles Yu, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mind-boggling
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mind-boggling
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There is, however, a fitness center equipped with cardio machines, free weights, and resistance training, as well as an outdoor yoga platform with breathtaking vantage points and complimentary classes offered Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays during sunrise.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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The story of the shoot, at the real-life club, in midtown Manhattan, is a breathtaking adventure.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Everyday outings, like going to the grocery store, are exciting adventures for him.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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In an interview with STAT, Nedergaard, who is also affiliated with the University of Copenhagen, explained some of the exciting implications of her research, including its possible application for better tools to screen for — and combat — neurological conditions like Alzheimer’s.—
Amanda Erickson,
STAT,
7 Apr. 2026
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Time will tell, but at the very least this should be the most interesting season of baseball at PNC Park in a long, long time.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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Also interesting is that the characters have no faces, in keeping with Dakota art tradition, as is the background of ledger paper.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
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More intriguing still — how many of the other cast members can find a viable pathway to nominations?—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2026
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The most intriguing statement from Hallock, however, concerned DDR4 motherboards.—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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Though there was a thrilling edge to their early work—the lightning-in-a-bottle sample drill of Polo Perks and Moh Baretta, that spine-tingling Pasto Flocco run—it’s been dulled a bit in favor of ambling minimalism.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
6 Apr. 2026
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But there is still no denying how thrilling that start was.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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