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
Scheffler’s second-largest comeback win of his career would not have been possible without his mind-boggling chip just short of the 17th green.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2025
That measure alone added $11 billion to Chicago’s pre-existing $36 billion pile of pension debt, a mind-boggling 30% increase.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
While numerification is not new, its extent today is mind-boggling.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Even a 50 percent productivity boost is amazing, but a 3x increase is mind-boggling.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Aug. 2025
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2025
That measure alone added $11 billion to Chicago’s pre-existing $36 billion pile of pension debt, a mind-boggling 30% increase.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
While numerification is not new, its extent today is mind-boggling.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Even a 50 percent productivity boost is amazing, but a 3x increase is mind-boggling.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mind-boggling
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mind-boggling
Adjective
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This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
5 Oct. 2025
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Glen Manor Vineyards and Chester Gap Cellars both offer open-air tasting patios that showcase breathtaking views of the Shenandoah Valley.—
Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Their stories capture the creativity, resilience, and ambition that are making Arizona one of the most exciting places for innovation and entrepreneurship in 2025.—
Wyles Daniel,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Stories can be prepared, but since most decisions ultimately fall to the roll of the dice, there’s an exciting spontaneity for the millions of people watching at home.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Add in the fact that Woolen is only 26 years old and things get even more interesting.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Safdie takes a story of passion and fury, of rage and torment, and reduces it to the arm’s-length mode of the interesting.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Keeping that in mind, Las Vegas has been linked as a potential trade suitor for a very intriguing dynamic defensive back.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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In order to determine if the intriguing minerals were produced by microbial metabolism or an abiotic process, samples collected by the rover would need to be delivered to Earth for further analysis, team members have stressed.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Hard sparring is a thrilling confrontation, not with your opponent so much as with yourself.—
Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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Getting to see that process from this completely different vantage point was pretty thrilling.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Mind-boggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mind-boggling. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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