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stupefying

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verb

present participle of stupefy

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of stupefying
Verb
Dark times shade even darker, and yet through it all, in ways both uplifting and stupefying, life goes on. Julia Hass, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025 The popularity Nirvana gained at stupefying speed and unmanageable proportions in 1991 is impossible to replicate in the culture and music industry of 2025. Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025 As attractive as the idea has been, various analog AI schemes have not delivered in a way that could really take a bite out of AI’s stupefying energy appetite. IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stupefying
Adjective
  • The birthing experience was a surprising, but happy ending to an easy pregnancy.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Considering this team has Flagg, and was hosting the champion Thunder, there was a surprising number of empties at the AAC.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Here are five startling facts about this devastating storm.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • All through 2016 and 2017, Farm Bank grew at a startling rate.
    Moisés Naím, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The skillful craftsmanship of the artists is amazing, and the story is also great.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
  • And being able to do that for a brand of my own would be so amazing — definitely my biggest goal.
    Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • However, the final moments of season 5 also saw the shocking death of Cinda Canning (Tina Fey) — or a convincing doppelgänger — outside the Arconia, teasing the mystery Mabel, Charles and Oliver.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • But the real draw here is Cut's elaborate torture device, which uses piano wire in inventive and shocking ways.
    Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • So Fritz will just have to settle for 15 stunning makeup looks instead.
    Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • With stunning celerity, possibility becomes probability and then certainty, as readers reject the quiet, circuitous, and unglamorous narratives of prudential compromise, ambiguous diplomacy, or incremental progress.
    Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Ohtani’s monster 4-4 night – which included two home runs, two doubles, an astonishing five walks and 12 total bases – helped the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-5 win in 18 innings on Monday.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
  • It’s been struggling after an astonishing run this year, setting records and nearly reaching $4,400 per ounce last week.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025

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“Stupefying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stupefying. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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