astounding
adjective
as·tound·ing
ə-ˈstau̇n-diŋ 
: causing astonishment or amazement
an astounding revelation
Examples of astounding in a Sentence
He ate an astounding amount of food.
the astounding sight of their cat returning home after having been missing for two years
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The 22-year-old went 11-3 with a 1.96 ERA last season, while striking out an astounding 170 batters in 133 innings.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Nick Miller’s 10-year run as dance producer Illenium has been nothing short of astounding.
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Their language is astounding, and the structural decisions each author makes—eliding time and chronology for emotional weight, sometimes, and slowing it down for similar effects in other instances—really floors me.
—Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
An astounding 83 percent of Gen Z Americans shop or are willing to thrift secondhand items, and by 2027, Gen Z will account for approximately 28 percent of the secondhand market, according to thredUP.
—Kinsey Gidick, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
Nick Miller’s 10-year run as dance producer Illenium has been nothing short of astounding.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Their language is astounding, and the structural decisions each author makes—eliding time and chronology for emotional weight, sometimes, and slowing it down for similar effects in other instances—really floors me.
—Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Astounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/astounding. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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