eye-popping

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A year ago, Microsoft invested in red-hot social network company Facebook at the eye-popping valuation of $15 billion.

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  1. adjective Informal Eliciting wonder or astonishment: an eye-popping display of fireworks.

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  • The report in the British tabloid allegedly made Phelps 'handlers so paranoid that they offered the paper an eye-popping deal to keep it from seeing the light of day - having Phelps pen a column for the paper for three years. —  FOXSports.com News
  • - Apple is spending a lot of time talking about iMovie 09, but the one feature that is really eye-popping is the video motion stabilization. —  Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
  • Branded as the CRVD, there's really nothing new inside the slightly slimmer case, but the 42. 8-inch, 45-pound screen is still eye-popping in ... —  Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
  • Despite featuring some eye-popping visuals and up-to-date media features, the Sony KDL-46XBR45's high price and less-than-stellar build means that rivals present better value. —  CNET Australia
  • Photography magazines tend to overuse the term eye-popping, but this —  State of the Art
 

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