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stupefying

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verb

present participle of stupefy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stupefying
Adjective
  • His comments came shortly after surprising fans with the announcement of their sixth child in 2023.
    Kayla Grant, People.com, 13 May 2025
  • If the ballroom dancing was unexpected, the evening’s entertainment in Clamecy was even more surprising.
    Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • But advances in the sequencing of ancient and modern DNA have allowed scientists to look more closely at how our genetic code has evolved over time—and the results are startling.
    Kermit Pattison, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
  • More startling is the proliferation of machine or non-human identities (NHIs).
    Paul Zolfaghari, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • A lot of amazing stories that have aired have come from a collaboration between us and Ellen, and that’s why she’s been a part of the show for so long.
    Max Gao, Variety, 16 May 2025
  • Dominic Solanke works exceptionally hard but 15 goals in 42 appearances is not an amazing return from their club-record £65m striker.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • Strategic Planning Gaps: Only 12% of CEOs have a formal AI deployment roadmap extending beyond one year—a shocking statistic given that most expect to be judged on AI results within a two-year timeframe.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
  • Read more: Lakers' Bronny James Among NBA's Elite in One Unique Category Following the shocking comeback victory, Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark could not contain her excitement.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • On Sunday night, Brennand will be the recipient of the Kering and Festival du Cannes 2025 Women in Motion Emerging Talent Award because of the stunning achievement that Manas is.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 18 May 2025
  • On March 15, 2024, a solar flare and an accompanying CME led to stunning auroras across the solar system, including on Mars.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
Adjective
  • After 23 years and an astonishing 4,953 episodes, the show reaches its finale Friday as the sports media industry’s most prolific on-air talent incubator.
    Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 21 May 2025
  • This gem detailing the ancient underground aqueducts of Rome gives both a visual and historical account of man’s insatiable appetite to overcome nature and create astonishing engineering marvels to uplift the human condition.
    Smithsonian magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
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“Stupefying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stupefying. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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