- present participle of astonish.
astonishing
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Appeared in the November 6, 2025, print edition as 'A Museum’s Astonishing Arrival'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025
Astonishing gusts of 70 to 80 mph blew all of those preconceived notions away.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025
The work was partially funded by a biotech start up called Astonishing Labs, which aims to harness the technology to treat neurological disease and nerve and spinal cord injuries.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 29, 2023
Astonishing evidence on other issues also emerged during the defamation case, including:
From BBC • May 30, 2023
My favorite is St. Christina the Astonishing who takes ages to die.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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