as in miracle
something extraordinary or surprising
that new electric car really is a marvel
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Recent Examples of marvel
Kiss was especially popular in the mid-1970s, selling tens of millions of albums and licensing its iconic look to become a marketing marvel.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Though Beetlejuice exists in a macabre wonderland (its practical effects are still marvels), the film never loses its gooey center.
—Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Jacques Wei Jacques Wei brought a slice of 1980s Paris to Shanghai with a show set at Yangtze Hotel — a 1930s architecture marvel with grand modernist wall carvings against Chinese gateways, a mix-and-match glamour that has come to define the vitality of the five-year-old brand.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Dramatically perched on a cliffside, this gravity-defying marvel has weathered the rise and fall of empires.
—Sarah Hutter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Though Beetlejuice exists in a macabre wonderland (its practical effects are still marvels), the film never loses its gooey center.
—Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Jacques Wei Jacques Wei brought a slice of 1980s Paris to Shanghai with a show set at Yangtze Hotel — a 1930s architecture marvel with grand modernist wall carvings against Chinese gateways, a mix-and-match glamour that has come to define the vitality of the five-year-old brand.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Dramatically perched on a cliffside, this gravity-defying marvel has weathered the rise and fall of empires.
—Sarah Hutter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marvel
Noun
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Now, barring an unexpected miracle, the Hurricanes’ chances of making the field is in the hands of the playoff selection committee.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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What divides him from Burton is that Hopkins, by a miracle, summoned the clarity to renounce his own destruction.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The South is filled with natural wonders, from dramatic gorges and massive cave systems to beautiful wetlands and pristine beaches.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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As the weather quickly cools, swapping your sheets can do wonders for your sleep.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Alice in Bordeland has become a global phenomenon.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Nov. 2025
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Some don’t think that the phenomenon is even real.—
David Merritt Johns,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Marvel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marvel. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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