as in miracle
something extraordinary or surprising
that new electric car really is a marvel
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Recent Examples of marvel
Despite its heavy premise, Dying for Sex is a lithe and witty marvel that celebrates life and lust in equal measure.
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
As architectural feats, the mansions truly are marvels.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
One operation persisted fourteen hours, a sort of sci-fi marvel of science, internal engineering, and medical dedication, contra all the coeval dystopian breakdowns of that first COVID year.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Engineering the extreme The LHC, buried 100 meters beneath the French-Swiss border, is both an engineering marvel and a physics laboratory.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
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Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
As architectural feats, the mansions truly are marvels.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
One operation persisted fourteen hours, a sort of sci-fi marvel of science, internal engineering, and medical dedication, contra all the coeval dystopian breakdowns of that first COVID year.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Engineering the extreme The LHC, buried 100 meters beneath the French-Swiss border, is both an engineering marvel and a physics laboratory.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marvel
Noun
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This current restoration feels like a miracle.—
Coley Gallagher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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With vivid stories and unforgettable characters, this behind-the-scenes account is a must-read for hockey fans and believers in miracles.—
Ashlee Conour,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Cave of Munits is an easy place to reconnect with your childlike wonder, but please explore with respect and reverence for the place.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Philosophy is a practice of wonder and logic; curiosity and introspection; dialectic and meditation; criticism and advocacy.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The culprit is actually a weather phenomenon caused by our recent deep freeze.—
Ahmad Bajjey,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Frey and You also suggested Texas’ recent domestic migration boom may have been mainly a pandemic phenomenon.—
William Tong,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Marvel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marvel. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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