wonder (about)

verb

Definition of wonder (about)next
as in to doubt

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  1. doubt
  2. disbelieve
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  • Seventy-one percent also doubt that his village cooperatives policy—which plans to establish hubs in roughly 80,000 communities to handle basic-goods distribution, savings, and other rural services—would succeed.
    — Jay Ganglani, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The president also earlier doubted the disruption came from Musk, formerly a close adviser and frequent companion.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
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  • There were rumors buzzing through the room, and no way to disbelieve any of them.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • There are shirts being whirled all around me as disbelieving fans soak in the celebrations with their squad.
    — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
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“Wonder (about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonder%20%28about%29. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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