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or marvelling
as in wondering
filled with amazement or wonder
with marveling stares, onlookers gathered round the remarkable invention
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marveling
Adjective
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Investigators remain amazed no one was killed, and hopeful the two victims will fully recover.—
Juli McDonald,
CBS News,
13 May 2026 -
Padres season-ticket holders in the 300 level at Petco Park for four years, both were amazed by their baseball weekend.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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And so did a few astonished gasps when a drone shot revealed just how far outside of the Mojave tent her crowd of headbanging bodies stretched.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2026
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One that draws more approving thumbs-ups, creates more astonished grins, or pulls more phones from pockets for impromptu photographs and video—especially in stunning Verde Ermes metallic paint.—
Michael Harley,
Forbes.com,
19 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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When told of his dismissal, Morey was surprised and expressed disappointment but was understanding.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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What surprised researchers wasn’t the presence of microplastics, but the volume.—
Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
12 May 2026
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“Marveling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marveling. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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