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stunning

[stuhn-ing]

adjective

causing, capable of causing, or liable to cause astonishment, bewilderment, or a loss of consciousness or strength: a stunning blow.

of striking beauty or excellence: What a stunning dress you're wearing!

Origin:
1660–70; stun + -ing²

Related forms

stun·ning·ly, adverb

Synonyms
1. stupefying, numbing, dumbfounding, astounding.

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They come up with stunning ideas that enliven subjects that have been photographed a million times before.

But what really amazes me is the stunning lack of curiosity many academics display about the work of their colleagues.

The former rebels surprise everyone with a stunning electoral success.

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They come up with stunning ideas that enliven subjects that have been photographed a million times before.

But what really amazes me is the stunning lack of curiosity many academics display about the work of their colleagues.

The former rebels surprise everyone with a stunning electoral success.

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Winners and losers, but each an athlete of stunning endeavor.

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Nonprofessionals routinely produce stunning images of.

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His death by heart attack while running seemed a stunning contradiction of.

What's really stunning is that you actually believe any of this tripe.

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Just as stunning is the audacious provinciality of the argument.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

verb (used with object)

to deprive of consciousness or strength by or as if by a blow, fall, etc.: The blow to his jaw stunned him for a moment.

to astonish; astound; amaze: Her wit stunned the audience.

to shock; overwhelm: The world was stunned by the attempted assassination.

to daze or bewilder by noise.

noun

the act of stunning.

the condition of being stunned.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English stonen, stunen (v.) < Old French estoner to shake, make resound; see astonish

Related forms

un·stunned, adjective

Synonyms
2, 3. See shock¹. 4. stupefy.

Link To stunning

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World English Dictionary

stunning (ˈstʌnɪŋ)

—*adj*
	informal very attractive, impressive, astonishing, etc

'stunningly

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

stun

c.1300, "to daze or render unconscious" (from a blow, powerful emotion, etc.), probably aphetic of O.Fr. estoner "to stun" (see astonish). Stunning popularized for "splendid, excellent" c.1849.

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