as in miracle
something extraordinary or surprising
that new electric car really is a marvel
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Recent Examples of marvel
Dungarpur detailed the technical marvel behind the restoration, revealing the precarious state of the original materials.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 May 2025
Her dialogue-light hospital mission is a marvel of suspense generated through point of view; walking down hospital corridors dressed as a nurse isn’t inherently exciting.
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 14 May 2025
The first insects in what will become a massive, 13-state swarm of cicadas has begun emerging in the South, a biological marvel that will begin slowly making its way north as temperatures rise, bringing with it millions upon millions of the loud and annoying – but harmless – insects.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
The Belvedere is both a baroque marvel and a modern art trove.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 May 2025
Her dialogue-light hospital mission is a marvel of suspense generated through point of view; walking down hospital corridors dressed as a nurse isn’t inherently exciting.
—Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 14 May 2025
The first insects in what will become a massive, 13-state swarm of cicadas has begun emerging in the South, a biological marvel that will begin slowly making its way north as temperatures rise, bringing with it millions upon millions of the loud and annoying – but harmless – insects.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
The Belvedere is both a baroque marvel and a modern art trove.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marvel
Noun
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The heroic game five effort from the Celtics felt like the start of a miracle.—
Tom Rende,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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To top that, 2001 Miami would’ve needed to obliterate everything on its schedule, not require a bouncy miracle to beat Boston College.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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The parallels with the film inspired both of us to embrace the present with more wonder and gratitude and look to the future not only with a stronger father-daughter bond, but with more hope and adventure about what else is out there.—
Melody Chiu,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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Getting up close to these natural wonders is a must, which Telluride’s accessible trails make easy.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
23 May 2025
Noun
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The last five years have shown that, even in a world where singles can become global phenomena nearly overnight, the star-building process remains stubbornly hard to accelerate.—
Elias Leight,
Billboard,
16 May 2025
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Under Lee’s guidance, many of SM Entertainment’s earlier artists like H.O.T. (widely considered to be the first K-pop idol group), TVXQ!, BoA and Super Junior popularized K-pop in overseas markets and laid the foundations for K-pop to grow into a global phenomenon.—
Regina Kim,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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“Marvel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marvel. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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