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
Noun
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In the wake of OG’s miracle shot, what would follow was so obvious.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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At the clinic, community health workers confirmed her suspicion and gave her a week's supply of a near-miracle food - Plumpy'Nut, the brand name of what's called a ready-to-use therapeutic food, or RUTF.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
13 June 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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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 21 Jun. 2026.
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