as in astonishing
causing wonder or astonishment
the staggering scope of the new construction on campus
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as in wobbling
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as in lurching
to move forward while swaying from side to side
I was so tired last night that I just staggered upstairs to bed without eating dinner
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as in faltering
to show uncertainty about the right course of action
a daunting problem that would make even the most decisive person stagger just a bit
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Recent Examples of staggering
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 June 2026
Tickets for any match in any city will cost you a pretty penny at this point in the tournament, but seats for the final will set you back a staggering amount—likely about five figures for Category 1 tickets, according to the New York Times, and that doesn’t even account for travel or lodging.
—Hannah Chubb, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026
Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
Instead of staggering the fests and conferences over nine or 11 days, everything is now crammed into the same seven-day period, including film and TV, education, comedy and tech.
—Thor Christensen, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The numbers Goldman cites are staggering.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 June 2026
Tickets for any match in any city will cost you a pretty penny at this point in the tournament, but seats for the final will set you back a staggering amount—likely about five figures for Category 1 tickets, according to the New York Times, and that doesn’t even account for travel or lodging.
—Hannah Chubb, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026
Verb
As the Transit officers descended down to the 4/5/6 platform, one of Griffin’s victims came staggering up the stairs, seeking medial attention, Tisch said.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
Instead of staggering the fests and conferences over nine or 11 days, everything is now crammed into the same seven-day period, including film and TV, education, comedy and tech.
—Thor Christensen, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for staggering
Adjective
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Still, put in perspective, Spielberg’s cinematic universe over seven decades represents an astonishing range of topics and tensions.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
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Vivid acidity and astonishing freshness frame flavors of lemon zest and Pink Lady apple with a closing note of salinity.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
Noun
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During testing, the creator found that the stock connection caused excessive wobbling while driving, leading to the development of a custom dual-rod mechanism designed to stabilize head movement.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
22 May 2026
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Losers often exit the octagon wobbling, smiling, fogged, concussed.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
22 May 2026
Verb
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As is Takal, clearly having fun with the film’s queasy, lurching atmospherics, abetted by the sparse, shivery, atonal chimes of Jonathan Goldsmith’s score, and the floating, disembodied feel of Robert Leitzell’s camerawork.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
13 June 2026
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These are some of the heaviest grooves that Seefeel have created in ages, channeling lurching currents through intricate chains of dub delay.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
6 May 2026
Verb
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The economy has shown signs of faltering following a strong first quarter.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
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After faltering in last year’s Div.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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My brother in-law was an incredible husband and an amazing father to their boys.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Give the audience this amazing look, but the music’s the thread of the whole thing.—
Holly Gleason,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Noun
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The point is not indecision, nor contradiction.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Campos said the late surge likely reflected voter indecision in the gubernatorial primary.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
Verb
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Set in Astraea, a bioluminescent city that worships the stars, Florescentia follows Lucia Fairfax, an inventor and occultist reeling from the loss of her husband due to one of her rituals.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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Fergie’s family, like so many at the time, were reeling from a hurricane that ravaged the island four weeks earlier on its way to slam into Galveston, Texas.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Verb
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The book does often feel like a recording of a mental jam session, but there is also a sense of being guided by a kind of hesitating yet urgent voice that needs to get things figured out.—
Craig Morgan Teicher,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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While their rivals started spending significant sums of money as soon as the 2024-25 season finished, Spurs wasted a couple of weeks hesitating about the long-term future of then head coach Ange Postecoglou before replacing him with Thomas Frank.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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“Staggering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staggering. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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