as in wonderful
causing wonder or astonishment
what a wondrous discovery fire must have been
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Recent Examples of wondrous
For our group, this one opened a new world, just as wondrous as the temples and tombs of ancient Egypt.
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Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2025
There’s something that some of us want to believe — something weird and wondrous and, to be frank, scary.
—Gary Robbins, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025
Hess, in his earlier films, displayed a refined sense of comic timing, of scenes that hold long enough and are framed cannily enough to convey a sense of wondrous observation.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2025
With a sweep of his foot, Rice changed the trajectory of a knife-edge game in wondrous style.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2025
There’s something that some of us want to believe — something weird and wondrous and, to be frank, scary.
—Gary Robbins, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025
Hess, in his earlier films, displayed a refined sense of comic timing, of scenes that hold long enough and are framed cannily enough to convey a sense of wondrous observation.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2025
With a sweep of his foot, Rice changed the trajectory of a knife-edge game in wondrous style.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wondrous
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Washington Capitals, won 4-1 against Montreal Last week: 7 Sean: 4 Dom: 9 Pierre-Luc Dubois had a fine first round, but zero goals and two assists were still a step down from his wonderful regular season.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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The wonderful thing is that Carrie Preston is wonderful with everybody.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
1 May 2025
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Midway through game three, Agassi was clearly winded from playing in the oppressive Florida humidity, but after an amazing rally at 7-7 in the third the teenagers capitulated and Waters/Agassi were able to win and move forward.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Thank you to our amazing cast, crew, and producers and writers!—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
3 May 2025
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But there would be no miraculous comeback on this night in Fort Lauderdale.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2025
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From Moscow’s vantage point, the past three months have been miraculous: Putin can now envision a path to win the war in Ukraine, a possibility that did not exist three months ago because the United States was blocking its way.—
Eric Green,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
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Tom Hanks narrates this examination of the astonishing variety of life on a supercontinent stretching from northern Canada to the bottom of South America.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
26 Apr. 2025
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This is the astonishing dialectical power of the moment.—
D. Graham Burnett,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2025
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To be sure, Li’s comments are not surprising because last week executives at Google parent Alphabet offered similar observations.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
1 May 2025
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But one of Walters' loudest and most surprising critics is conservative Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, who first met Walters at a tennis match and helped launch his political career.—
Shanelle Kaul,
CBS News,
1 May 2025
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Two genial Hollywood stars enter a small town in Wales, boost the local soccer club and shepherd it to marvelous success.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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What do people get wrong about Rio and what’s the moment on your tour when people feel that marvelous magic crack through their fear?—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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That’s not too surprising, as collections packed with greatest hits tend to have incredible staying power, especially in the streaming age.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Throwing data into a box and shaking it has yielded incredible results in processing human language, but that won’t be enough to treat disease.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
25 Apr. 2025
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His first touch and passing range were as sublime as ever, but what caught the eye was his ability to get himself into goalscoring positions.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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While informative, the examples of Gandhi, Mandela, Wałęsa, and King are also sublime collaboration exemplars against their bullies.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Wondrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wondrous. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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