as in amazing
causing a strong emotional reaction because of unexpectedness
the jaw-dropping prices for high-end modern art at the auction houses this season
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Recent Examples of jaw-dropping
Looking at his efficiency, Brunson has shot at least 48 percent from the field in four of five games in this series, his usage rate has stayed above 30 percent in all but Game 5, and his true shooting and effective field goal percentages have both been consistently jaw-dropping.
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
Rightly so, because the queue is an attraction unto itself – jaw-dropping, built to scale and packed with details from the films.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 27 May 2025
Upon arrival at the Financial District’s 70 Pine art-deco tower, once the world’s third-tallest building, an elevator whisks you up to the 64th floor, where jaw-dropping scenes and a wrap-around terrace await.
—Spencer Whaley, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Even without music to ratchet up the tension of an ultimately uneventful flight, the sight of Fielder in the cockpit at cruising altitude is jaw-dropping in a way TV rarely has the capacity to be.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 26 May 2025
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
Rightly so, because the queue is an attraction unto itself – jaw-dropping, built to scale and packed with details from the films.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 27 May 2025
Upon arrival at the Financial District’s 70 Pine art-deco tower, once the world’s third-tallest building, an elevator whisks you up to the 64th floor, where jaw-dropping scenes and a wrap-around terrace await.
—Spencer Whaley, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Even without music to ratchet up the tension of an ultimately uneventful flight, the sight of Fielder in the cockpit at cruising altitude is jaw-dropping in a way TV rarely has the capacity to be.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jaw-dropping
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Reed runs the floor, zips around as a screener and is disruptive on defense (4.3 steals per 100 from a center is amazing).—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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Look at some of the amazing items stolen in the largest jewelry heist in U.S. history.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
20 June 2025
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Even new head coach Emma Hayes’ surprising decision to leave Alex Morgan off the 2024 Olympic roster was largely covered as a pure soccer decision (and rightly so).—
Meg Linehan,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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The result is an intimate, melancholy, frank, and surprising paean to reading and books.—
Donna Seaman
June 18,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
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What’s new and startling is the revelation that the Bar gave her a free pass by rejecting two previous complaints.—
The Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2025
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At a news conference Thursday, Mayor Karen Bass made a startling claim.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
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This stunning three-bedroom apartment was recently fully renovated, but mercifully, the original wall frescoes and vaulted ceilings were preserved.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Architectural Digest,
23 June 2025
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The performance stretches out for a stunning 14 minutes.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2025
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But then what looked like a tap-in par on the long par-three eighth turned into a shocking miss.—
Doug Ferguson,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2025
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When Burns bogeyed the par-3 16th, missing an eight-foot par putt that seemed shocking for a player whose play on the greens had been incredible all week, Spaun saved par with a clutch second shot that put him five feet from the cup.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
14 June 2025
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This astonishing debut is a classic in the making, a story to be loved and appreciated for generations to come.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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But now imagine going further still into the realm of the astonishing, and creating not just molecules that resemble naturally occurring ones, but their exact mirror images which are not naturally found anywhere on Earth.—
Eva Amsen,
JSTOR Daily,
11 June 2025
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“Jaw-dropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jaw-dropping. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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