as in exciting
causing great emotional or mental stimulation
a truly breathtaking view of the majestic waterfall
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Recent Examples of breathtaking
Her sudden pivot from folk-music historicity to pop ubiquity was breathtaking.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Speaking of Grande, a second clip posted Thursday by NBC opens with figure skating champion Alysa Liu performing a breathtaking routine on the ice before something like an earthquake interrupts her.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
In a city famous for its breathtaking red rocks and natural beauty, Sedona takes its scenery seriously.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Each petal was placed with intention, from the grand floral arch framing the breathtaking Dubai skyline, to the lush garden-like tablescapes that spilled over with romance and detail.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breathtaking
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This season already has plenty of exciting acting talents to spot on the red carpets—including frontrunners such as Chase Infiniti, Renate Reinsve, and Rose Byrne.—
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Craft service had Cinnabons — that was exciting.—
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The band might be thematically diving into the past, but their present is equally thrilling.—
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The stage is set for the medal games at the 2026 World Juniors following Sunday’s two excellent semifinals, highlighted by a thrilling Sweden-Finland overtime game that needed an eight-round shootout and the Czechs bouncing the Canadians for a third straight year in the elimination round.—
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The Cowboys have mastered the art of entertaining and interesting better than any sports franchise in the world, but there is a redundancy that to the person who spends a lot of their money on it is justifiably checked out.—
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Seeing these guys unapologetically portrayed by an actor whose superpower is the audience is always with him was interesting.—
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But a new study has cast doubt on the idea that the intriguing world shrouded in ice could indeed harbor extraterrestrial life deep in its vast ocean of liquid saltwater.—
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The most intriguing combo of late, though, features Robertson, Nicolas Roy and Easton Cowan.—
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Government responses to homelessness have been anything but inspiring.—
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These kind of creative environments are so incredibly inspiring to me.—
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“Breathtaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breathtaking. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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