staggering
adjective
stag·ger·ing
ˈsta-g(ə-)riŋ 
: so great as to cause one to stagger : astonishing, overwhelming
a staggering feat
staggering medical bills
staggeringly
adverb
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Examples of staggering in a Sentence
The storm caused a staggering amount of damage.
the staggering scope of the new construction on campus
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Plus, workplace conflict wastes 2.8 hours a week and costs employers a staggering $359 billion a year.
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Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The editing is staggering (Meyer arguably defined the kind of frenetic cutting that became so commonplace in the music-video age).
—Rich Juzwiak, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
The prevalence of grossly inaccurate provider directories is staggering.
—Steve Cohen, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
America is currently the world's largest exporter of LNG, a fossil fuel whose environmental toll is staggering.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The editing is staggering (Meyer arguably defined the kind of frenetic cutting that became so commonplace in the music-video age).
—Rich Juzwiak, IndieWire, 18 Dec. 2024
The prevalence of grossly inaccurate provider directories is staggering.
—Steve Cohen, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
America is currently the world's largest exporter of LNG, a fossil fuel whose environmental toll is staggering.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Staggering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staggering. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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