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eye-popping

American  
[ahy-pop-ing] / ˈaɪˌpɒp ɪŋ /

adjective

Informal.

  1. astonishing or thrilling.

eye-popping British  

adjective

  1. informal so amazing or astonishing as to make one's eyes protrude

    an eye-popping spending spree
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The few drivers left fill up at an eye-popping $5 per liter on the black market, which has led fares to triple.

From Barron's

As Fennell trots along Brontë’s tentpoles, she dusts the narrative between these plot points with sensational set pieces and eye-popping costumes.

From Salon

Gowda - whose eye-popping collection includes rare editions of the Bible, along with books on every subject imaginable - comes from a farming family where books were a luxury.

From BBC

A handful of AI giants are changing America from the top down, with spending sprees setting off a construction boom and eye-popping valuations lifting financial markets.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tech is having a tough week, with fresh fears AI is going to devour software and now Alphabet’s eye-popping capital spending plans to absorb.

From MarketWatch

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