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as in marvel
something extraordinary or surprising
the cunningly crafted miniature of our house is a wonder, perfect in every detail
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as in amazement
the rapt attention and deep emotion caused by the sight of something extraordinary
when we first saw the pyramids of Egypt, we gazed with open-mouthed wonder
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Recent Examples of wonder
All in all, 2026 asks you to grow up without growing dull or losing your sense of wonder.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Bringing attention to your breath, body, and mental state can do wonders for opening your pelvic floor and zoning you into pleasure.
—Zahra Thompson, SELF, 28 Jan. 2026
However, that doesn't mean that those of us living under city skies can't partake in the wonder of the night sky.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The route starts at Poroy station in Cusco, Peru and delivers you to Machu Picchu, one of the seven wonders of the world.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Bringing attention to your breath, body, and mental state can do wonders for opening your pelvic floor and zoning you into pleasure.
—Zahra Thompson, SELF, 28 Jan. 2026
However, that doesn't mean that those of us living under city skies can't partake in the wonder of the night sky.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The route starts at Poroy station in Cusco, Peru and delivers you to Machu Picchu, one of the seven wonders of the world.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for wonder
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonder
Noun
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Such questions are central to this elusive marvel, which invites the viewer to complete the drawing that Schilinski evocatively sketches.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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At the Gritti Epicurean cooking school, small groups are introduced to the marvels of Venetian culinary traditions in half-day to three-day courses.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Many prominent sports figures took to social media to express their amazement of Indiana's unprecedented dominance during and after their win over Oregon.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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Just like my star-bathing ritual, snow-watching elicits that sense of calm and amazement.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside,
29 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Luckily, a miracle came to me in the form of a workhorse concealer.—
Melony Forcier,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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Other sertanejo and agronejo artists content themselves with promoting agrobusiness interests through their lyrics, praising industrial farming and the miracle of pesticides.—
Carolina Abbott Galvão,
The Dial,
6 Jan. 2026
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To our astonishment, what had seemed during fieldwork to be a single massive pile of ash was in fact a layered series of burning events.—
Elizabeth Sawchuk,
The Conversation,
1 Jan. 2026
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Express your astonishment at being selected and your heartfelt desire to go for it.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
30 Dec. 2025
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The miniseries takes an anthological approach, examining how the mysterious facility causes all manner of paranormal phenomena on The Loop’s many citizens.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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The problem is that it is regularly dismissed as gentrification, a phenomenon that is not usually cheered.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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The American people this morning, George, are scratching their heads in wonderment and in fear of what the president has proposed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Jan. 2026
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The Hanukkah celebration grew out of their excitement about this wonderment.—
Holly Rizzuto Palker,
Parents,
14 Dec. 2025
Noun
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There was ever on both sides admiration and suspicion.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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Each year, the group hosts a Fourth of July celebration in Denmark — a symbol of the nation’s deep admiration for America.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Wonder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonder. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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