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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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A number of cases of possible miracles are under review at the Vatican.

— Joe Holden, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
On Sunday, the plan appeared no more complex than hoping that Bruno Fernandes or Kobbie Mainoo could produce a miracle pass or, in the first half, that Marcus Rashford could generate momentum by skipping past defenders.

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 14 Sep. 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

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