as in breathtaking
causing great emotional or mental stimulation
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Recent Examples of mind-boggling
That measure alone added $11 billion to Chicago’s pre-existing $36 billion pile of pension debt, a mind-boggling 30% increase.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
While numerification is not new, its extent today is mind-boggling.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
In one mind-boggling case in 2022, a Japanese town accidentally wired the entirety of its Covid relief fund – about 46.3 million yen ($322,000) – to just one man’s bank account.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025
Even a 50 percent productivity boost is amazing, but a 3x increase is mind-boggling.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Aug. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
While numerification is not new, its extent today is mind-boggling.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
In one mind-boggling case in 2022, a Japanese town accidentally wired the entirety of its Covid relief fund – about 46.3 million yen ($322,000) – to just one man’s bank account.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025
Even a 50 percent productivity boost is amazing, but a 3x increase is mind-boggling.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mind-boggling
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The action sequences keep you on the edge of your seat, and the animation is nothing short of breathtaking.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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This breathtaking image from James Sinclair gives us a detailed view of a section of the sun's atmosphere known as the chromosphere — a chaotic region where hydrogen and helium plasma is molded and reshaped by our star's ever-shifting magnetic field.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Don't miss this exciting matchup, which can be viewed live on Fubo.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Each day delivers a tiny surprise and a chance to discover your next full-sized, must-have, making your countdown as exciting as the big day itself.—
Katie Ann Lehman,
StyleCaster,
18 Sep. 2025
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That's a really interesting way to put it.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what’s new and interesting every week at Southern California’s theme parks.—
Robert Niles,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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Read together, both studies also hinted at an intriguing contrast in how people were using chatbots in work contexts, compared to more personal ones.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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And, to make matters more intriguing, not everything about the plasma changed between 2017 and 2021.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Team Europe made a thrilling comeback last year, evoking memories of Europe’s Houdini escape on the golf couse at Medinah in 2012.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Since its premiere in November 2019, the thrilling Apple TV+ original series has starred Jennifer Aniston as Alex Levy and Reese Witherspoon as Bradley Jackson, two news anchors at the fictional UBA television network.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Mind-boggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mind-boggling. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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