Definition of "staggered" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of stagger. (verb)
• Astonished, taken aback. (adjective)
• Referring to something that has been arranged in a way that is not uniform (adjective)

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• "Indeed, when the clothing company that bore his name staggered across the finish line a year ago, drained of cash and oxygen and wobbling on its last legs, it looked less like a veteran marathoner than the victim of a street mugging."
• "The policy will also be tweaked to include the word "staggered" to amplify the government's understanding that employees begin the work day at different hours."
• "I remain staggered by the remarkable impact of student teaching on candidates -- for good and bad."