variants
or marvelling
as in astonished
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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The car accident on the interstate was minor, Mr. Starr said, with no injuries or damage, perhaps caused by astonished drivers rubbernecking.—
Victor Mather,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025 -
Tucker Wetmore is still a little astonished by his success.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
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Because, as the bewildered Jackson says in response, Who hates guitars?—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
21 May 2025
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Also speaking to camera, the various members of the Girard family waver between resentment and bewildered confusion.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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The magazine saw itself as literary but not self-serious; if the stereotypical National Geographic story was a walk through the jungle recounted in hushed, awed tones, its Outside equivalent was a little dustier, wilder, and less reverent.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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The visibly shocked and awed fan more than proved her Green Day knowledge by belting out the lyrics perfectly with Armstrong.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This is perhaps why some viewers were surprised when Sabol did not become the farmer's final choice.—
Christopher Kuhagen,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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Armisen also voices some side characters on the show like Bob the Hormone Monster in season 2. 08 of 08 Jordan Peele as Duke Ellington Some might be surprised to learn that acclaimed director Jordan Peele is the voice behind the Ghost of Duke Ellington on Big Mouth.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
People.com,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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But looking up at the windows, the friends were amazed by how much — including the memories — remained.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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His recent haul of sports cards drew thousands of upvotes and hundreds of amazed comments.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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The road to qualifying Glenorchy as a Dark Sky Sanctuary, however, took more than just the awestruck reviews of tourists like me to come to fruition.—
Michael D'Estries,
Travel + Leisure,
2 May 2025
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Mortimer joins those ranks with a film that functions both as awestruck spectacle and anxious warning — joining a literal boatload of marine biologists racing to demystify an ecosystem before deep-sea miners destroy it.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Vice Mayor John Herbst, an expert in finance and accounting, was astounded.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
7 May 2025
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Be astounded by Kilden Performing Arts Centre’s architecture, do some window shopping along Markens Gate and take a walk around the photogenic Kristiansand Cathedral.—
DeMarco Williams,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Marveling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marveling. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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