as in highly
to a large extent or degree
a staggeringly inappropriate comment to make at a funeral
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Recent Examples of staggeringly
Instead, gum arabic, like so much of the country’s gargantuan wealth, now provides both the reason and resources for its staggeringly ruinous civil war.
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Even by Canadian standards, the beaver population in this area is staggeringly large.
—Ryan Huling, Time, 7 May 2026
Bathrooms come with rainfall showers (suites have staggeringly big tubs) and Davines amenities.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2026
In the Placer County foothills, one winery is subverting expectations and offering wine tasting experiences at a staggeringly low cost.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Stewart and Grace Kelly deliver endlessly charismatic performances, the cinematography is beautiful and precise, and the immense sets are staggeringly detailed.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026
Fairplay’s campaign comes shortly after Google’s AI Futures Fund invested $1 million into Animaj, an AI animation studio that makes videos for kids and draws in staggeringly high viewership numbers, according to Bloomberg.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Fairplay's campaign comes shortly after Google’s AI Futures Fund invested $1 million into Animaj, an AI animation studio that makes videos for kids and draws in staggeringly high viewership numbers, according to Bloomberg.
—ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
And while many of Greece’s most iconic destinations are on the mainland and peninsula, like Athens, millions of visitors flock to the country for its staggeringly beautiful islands.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2026
Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Even by Canadian standards, the beaver population in this area is staggeringly large.
—Ryan Huling, Time, 7 May 2026
Bathrooms come with rainfall showers (suites have staggeringly big tubs) and Davines amenities.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2026
In the Placer County foothills, one winery is subverting expectations and offering wine tasting experiences at a staggeringly low cost.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Stewart and Grace Kelly deliver endlessly charismatic performances, the cinematography is beautiful and precise, and the immense sets are staggeringly detailed.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026
Fairplay’s campaign comes shortly after Google’s AI Futures Fund invested $1 million into Animaj, an AI animation studio that makes videos for kids and draws in staggeringly high viewership numbers, according to Bloomberg.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Fairplay's campaign comes shortly after Google’s AI Futures Fund invested $1 million into Animaj, an AI animation studio that makes videos for kids and draws in staggeringly high viewership numbers, according to Bloomberg.
—ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026
And while many of Greece’s most iconic destinations are on the mainland and peninsula, like Athens, millions of visitors flock to the country for its staggeringly beautiful islands.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for staggeringly
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Judge Cooper also stated that the highly prestigious Board of the Center was not authorized to add on the name ‘TRUMP’ despite the fact that hundreds of millions of dollars of my time and money will be necessary for its successful reincarnation.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
30 May 2026
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Those kinds of partnerships, where Delta steers customers to a brand and gets a cut of the business, explain why the airline chose Amazon over Starlink as the provider for its in-flight services, to Elon Musk’s highly vocal irritation.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
Adverb
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Third, tech oligarchs’ platforms have become increasingly powerful relative to the public infrastructures of states, since the latter have become utterly dependent on the former, even at the level of national security.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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The reason their unimpressive record in power under Biden left the neo-Brandeisians’ confidence utterly unshaken is that their belief system is more like a religion than an economic theory.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2026
Adverb
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Many must multi-app, though this practice is greatly overstated by the platforms themselves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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Of course, that also greatly depends on being fortunate in the health department.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
Adverb
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Prices for everything from hot dogs to movie tickets are up considerably from last year, according to government inflation data.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
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Unlike simpler cleaning robots that operate in limited two-dimensional areas, a dual-arm humanoid system must handle dynamic obstacles and unpredictable layouts, making reliable autonomy in domestic settings considerably more difficult.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
25 May 2026
Adverb
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But there’s also a confidence that those who arrived a year ago will make a much greater contribution next season.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Valentina Torres isn’t real, but the people who cross her path in El Paso very much are.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
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“Staggeringly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staggeringly. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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