as in miracle
something extraordinary or surprising
that new electric car really is a marvel
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Recent Examples of marvel
Making summers exciting and weekends an adventure, larger-than-life destinations like Rock City deliver the marvel of nature with no cellphone required.
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Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 16 June 2026
Eight have trusted Sweet with their futures — including, for the last 13 seasons, the Milwaukee Brewers, a low-budget marvel that depends on a rich talent pipeline.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Today, the historical marvel is known as a major tourist destination and recreational resource.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
While the building and sliding of the bridge will be a construction marvel, the 25-day closure is something no one is looking forward to.
—Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 10 June 2026
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Judith Garrison, AJC.com, 16 June 2026
Eight have trusted Sweet with their futures — including, for the last 13 seasons, the Milwaukee Brewers, a low-budget marvel that depends on a rich talent pipeline.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Today, the historical marvel is known as a major tourist destination and recreational resource.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
While the building and sliding of the bridge will be a construction marvel, the 25-day closure is something no one is looking forward to.
—Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for marvel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marvel
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Before Camilo Doval performed a miracle Thursday night by providing the White Sox with an ever-so-rare victory at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees had gone 9-4 since Aaron Judge left the lineup with a stress fracture in his rib.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
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Considering Trout missed 383 of the Angels’ 648 regular season games—playing in only 266 from 2021 to 2024 because of broken bones, soft tissue and knee injuries—the resurgence is somewhat of a miracle.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The android has a sunny outlook and a childlike wonder about the humans around her, with Ortega describing her as being on the complete opposite end of the spectrum from Wednesday Addams.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
18 June 2026
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No wonder people are so eager to talk about it.—
Kyley Sitton,
Washington Post,
18 June 2026
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In part, that must be put down to a push phenomenon of ever more talent coming onto the market.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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Other Heliconius species also have impressively lengthy lives, enduring between 106 to 277 days, according to a study on the phenomenon published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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“Marvel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marvel. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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