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
Opry's 100th birthday will feature a jaw-dropping and mind-blowing series of events for fans throughout 2025.
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Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Tom Cruise was spotted holding onto the wings of an upside-down flying biplane, which suggests this installment will feature just as many jaw-dropping stunts as usual for the series.
—Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 19 Dec. 2024
Vi and Jinx’s relationship goes through many iterations without the shifts from one to the next feeling false, and the action throughout the finale is jaw-dropping.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
There's still lots of time for Miami and Butler to come to a decision, but a move to any of these teams would be all-around jaw-dropping.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Tom Cruise was spotted holding onto the wings of an upside-down flying biplane, which suggests this installment will feature just as many jaw-dropping stunts as usual for the series.
—Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 19 Dec. 2024
Vi and Jinx’s relationship goes through many iterations without the shifts from one to the next feeling false, and the action throughout the finale is jaw-dropping.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
There's still lots of time for Miami and Butler to come to a decision, but a move to any of these teams would be all-around jaw-dropping.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jaw-dropping
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What’s been amazing about series one is getting all these incredible actors together.Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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Expect opulent craft cocktails, Champagne and wine, plus caviar, oysters and light bites/shareables, presented in a space with amazing views and a Googie design.Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 17 Dec. 2024
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That's not surprising, given the current cost of living.Rachel Wells, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Newsweek previously asked vets what makes dogs choose one person over another and the answer is not surprising.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Dodging may have saved a few North Koreans last weekend, but the 11th Army Corps’ overall casualties were still startling high.David Axe, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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That also included a startling new development for Shadows: genuine emotion, at least on occasion.Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2024
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The stunning collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime has presented a new opportunity to gather fresh intelligence on the American national, according to current and former US officials.Nathan Hodge, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
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No other team in the playoff has been more second-guessed than the Buckeyes after their regular season ended with a stunning home loss to rival Michigan, which was a 20-point underdog.Andrew Greif, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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The most shocking moment comes when Contessa accuses Dr. Damon of infidelity and fathering mixed-race children—a claim the other ladies quickly shut down.Shelby Stewart, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
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On a recent trip to Miami for Art Basel, my fitness tracker clocked over 20,000 steps (a shocking 11 miles in one day).Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024
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Yet the slow force of small change really does alter Saturn’s rings, and what looks like an astonishing, radical amputation may turn out to be the trick of an angle and a passing happenstance of positioning.Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
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Channel 4’s long-running Countdown quiz has crowned its first female champion in an astonishing 26 years.Caroline Frost, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Jaw-dropping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jaw-dropping. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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