staggering
adjective
tending to stagger or overwhelm.
staggeringly
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a word derived from
staggering.
Example Sentences
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It was a staggeringly disruptive way of doing business which, more than 50 years later, has been replicated across much of the industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
“Today’s rate of AI progress is staggeringly fast,” according to Alex Turner, a former Google DeepMind researcher who resigned so he could document Google’s “broken promises” on a number of ethical issues.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
He doesn’t drink or smoke, and he’s staggeringly rich.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2026
The staggeringly rapid expansion of the drying regions was surprising even for the scientists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2025
Moreover, the two nations that control access to the peak—Nepal and China—are staggeringly poor.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
