as in astonishing
causing wonder or astonishment
the staggering scope of the new construction on campus
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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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as in wobbling
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Recent Examples of staggering
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
The United Nations predicts the cost of reconstruction in the impoverished territory is a staggering $70 billion.
—NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Roughly two-thirds of the state’s billionaires made their fortunes in finance and investments, including richest resident (former NYC mayor) Michael Bloomberg, who’s worth staggering $109 billion.
—Ella Malmgren, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Johnson slots in at the four, staggering alongside Murray and running some pick-and-rolls of his own.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
The United Nations predicts the cost of reconstruction in the impoverished territory is a staggering $70 billion.
—NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
The young men in Bruins blue and gold staggering off the field afterwards dazed, confused.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Roughly two-thirds of the state’s billionaires made their fortunes in finance and investments, including richest resident (former NYC mayor) Michael Bloomberg, who’s worth staggering $109 billion.
—Ella Malmgren, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for staggering
Adjective
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Eat lunch, which comes in large portions and uses vegetables harvested on the property, on the hotel restaurant’s terrace, which has an astonishing view.—
Emilio Parra Doiztua,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Funko, the show’s first licensing partner, has sold an astonishing 14 million Pop figures, including 1 million Demogorgons, according to Netflix.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The administration’s lurching one way and another with tariffs is another example.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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The title track opens the affair by lurching and creeping forward for ten minutes with odd, off-putting lyrics.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After faltering in the semifinals of the 2024 WNBA playoffs, Wilson and the Aces capped off a dominant postseason run Friday by sweeping the Phoenix Mercury with a 97-86 win.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
11 Oct. 2025
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History will probably remember this Ravens team for faltering because of injuries, namely to their starting quarterback.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Most exoplanetary discoveries instead arise through far more indirect means, such as the dip in a star’s light caused by a world passing between its sun and our telescope or the tiny wobbling of a star caused by an orbiting planet’s gravitational tug.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Viewers on YouTube adored the amazing thrift find in the recent clip.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Todd seemed like a good guy, honest and critical of his own case, which was amazing to hear from a former prosecutor.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Nashville was left reeling by a Messi hat trick in the regular season finale, while Miami also has bragging rights over Nashville after their 2023 Leagues Cup final thriller.—
Avi Creditor,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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While Penn State may have been reeling because of its two previous losses, Northwestern had no problem taking advantage.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Because life—even for us jaded adults—should be for the seizing, not for hesitating in the face of fear.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
9 Oct. 2025
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Meyers acted his dang butt off in this sketch, and the audience paid him back with unsure and hesitating titters — not crickets, but not enthusiasm either.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Chef Xavier Deshayes creates traditional dishes inspired by the region, weaving in produce from local growers and his own personal farm in the Virginia countryside.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
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The house was so distinctive that Armstrong adapted his script to fit it, weaving in elements like its bowling alley to shape both the narrative and the characters’ world.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Staggering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staggering. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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