mind-boggling
adjective
mind-bog·gling
ˈmīn(d)-ˌbä-g(ə-)liŋ 
: mentally or emotionally exciting or overwhelming
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a big-box store with a mind-boggling array of home-improvement supplies for the do-it-yourselfer
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By the numbers The sheer scale of this project is mind-boggling.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2024
On the one hand, trying to understand the Dutchman’s tenure was like tasting the most intriguing yet mind-boggling cocktail.
—Ben Church, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Raytheon just agreed last week to pay a mind-boggling $950 million in criminal and civil charges to the U.S. government for a cluster of offenses ranging from inflated prices for missiles, to bribes for sales to Qatar.
—Charles Tiefer, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
On pure speed terms, there’s still no competition with fiber optics – the overall data transmission record remains at a mind-boggling 22.9 petabits per second, which is 22.9 million Gbps.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2024
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2024
On the one hand, trying to understand the Dutchman’s tenure was like tasting the most intriguing yet mind-boggling cocktail.
—Ben Church, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Raytheon just agreed last week to pay a mind-boggling $950 million in criminal and civil charges to the U.S. government for a cluster of offenses ranging from inflated prices for missiles, to bribes for sales to Qatar.
—Charles Tiefer, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
On pure speed terms, there’s still no competition with fiber optics – the overall data transmission record remains at a mind-boggling 22.9 petabits per second, which is 22.9 million Gbps.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Mind-boggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mind-boggling. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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