The phrase
"startling number" means a surprising or shocking quantity or amount.
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Synonyms for individual words can be found below.
«startling»
«number»
Sentences with «startling number»
- With startling numbers like that it's important to educate people that affordable life insurance doesn't suck. (thelifeinsuranceinsider.com)
- The result is that startling numbers of aging Americans suffer the lethal consequences of magnesium deficiency. (lifeextension.com)
- (And if you're in the market for more startling numbers having to do with gender diversity, «the findings come on the heels of a report by the McKinsey Global Institute that showed $ 28 trillion could be added to global GDP by 2025 if men and women contributed equally to the workforce,» the UK's Guardian newspaper notes. (inc.com)
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