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marvel

noun

ˈmär-vəl

Definition of marvel

as in miracle

something extraordinary or surprising that new electric car really is a marvel

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Recent Examples of marvel This makes these machines true marvels of innovation, not artists or creatives. — David Barber, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026 The Aurzen Zip is a marvel of engineering, packing bright, colorful images, easy connectivity, and a full 90 minutes of battery life into its tiny shell. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026 These detectors are modern marvels in their own right and represent the culmination of a long heritage of new technology that enables new discoveries. — Don Figer, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 Inside the Mountain of Salt The SPR is a subsurface engineering marvel. — Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for marvel

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The birth-order advantage (Tim Ireland / Associated Press) To researchers, Serena’s rise is not an isolated miracle of genetics, but a classic expression of family dynamics.

— Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Hundreds of puppets had to be created, and fitting characters like the Smiling Friends that were clearly designed for 2D animation into 3D spaces required some fabrication miracles.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of miracle

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Grounded in tragedy and yet evoking a consistent sense of wonder, the lady of the house looks less like a mirror for her husband than a magnifying glass held over his genius and grotesquerie.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
But most of all, wonder feels scarce because contemporary life has depleted the value of the moment.

— Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of wonder

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The weather phenomenon has been known to intensify the yearly Harmattan winds, which dry out topsoil and cause pods to fall.

— Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026
The 10-sided phenomenon appears to have formed over the planet’s south pole recently, but no one is quite sure why.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026

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