staggering
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Gelifen came staggering up the steps from the cabin, peeping in terror.
From Literature
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A staggering level of up to $135 billion is projected for this year—a total that would be bigger than the gross domestic product of many small nations.
But that recovery doesn’t come close to making up for the staggering losses of previous decades.
An Onset representative said the fraud committed by Patrick James “is simply staggering” and his “effort to recast himself as a victim and shift blame to Onset is nothing more than factually unsupported posturing.”
Growth in the sector is already staggering, with solar manufacturing capacity expected to soon exceed 125 GW, according to consultancy Wood Mackenzie said.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.