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striking
[ strahy-king ]
adjective
a scene of striking beauty.
Synonyms: outstanding, noteworthy, remarkable
a striking lack of enthusiasm.
- being on strike, as workers.
- capable of attacking an enemy, especially by air:
striking power.
- within the extent of space through which it is possible to attack a target effectively:
striking distance.
striking
/ ˈstraɪkɪŋ /
adjective
- attracting attention; fine; impressive
a striking beauty
- conspicuous; noticeable
a striking difference
Derived Forms
- ˈstrikingly, adverb
- ˈstrikingness, noun
Other Words From
- strik·ing·ly adverb
- strik·ing·ness noun
- non·strik·ing adjective
- un·strik·ing adjective
Example Sentences
One striking aspect of the Cleveland pitching-development factory is how similar some of the throwing motions are, Plesac said.
Their work would inform the striking, by the late 1980s, of homosexuality from psychologists’ lists of diagnosable illnesses.
It’s especially striking when you get to 2020, and the questions revolve around the pandemic.
That’s a striking finding — but it’s also only one study, and several infectious disease experts who reviewed the paper at my request were a little skeptical of its conclusions.
Perhaps the most striking finding is that the glands arise from dental tissue.
This is even more striking in Submission than in his previous books.
The big slug happened to hit the suspect in the street, passing through his arm and then striking Police Officer Andrew Dossi.
This is especially striking, though hardly surprising, in the case of Priebus, Mr. Outreach.
The meaning of this title may have been honorific, but it is also striking.
Coren, a striking blond with an authoritative manner and a deep voice, stayed with the story all night and well into the next day.
The night wore on, and the clock downstairs was striking the hour of two when she suddenly awakened.
This is one of the most striking manifestations of the better side of child-nature and deserves a chapter to itself.
Her last words floated back from the depths of the corridor; a clock was striking and she had pattered off hastily.
The new monarch, with his striking personality and good looks, at once captivated the hearts of his fickle Southern subjects.
Uncle David felt for a moment so transported with anger, that I think he was on the point of striking him.
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