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as in marvellous
causing wonder or astonishment
the mountaintop city of Machu Picchu is unquestionably a wonderful sight to behold
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as in lovely
of the very best kind
that bakery makes wonderful cannoli
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a wonderful time
a wonderful book
a wonderful opportunity
an incredible opportunity
a tremendous opportunity
a fantastic opportunity
a phenomenal opportunity
a terrific opportunity
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Recent Examples of wonderful
The Tribune’s thoroughness and willingness to examine this wonderful, hopeful story from many different angles is so appreciated.
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Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
All three of you have had wonderful projects within the last couple years, with the solo albums from Aoife and Sarah and the Nickel Creek album that Sara was part of two years ago.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 11 May 2025
Washington Capitals, won 4-1 against Montreal Last week: 7
Sean: 4
Dom: 9
Pierre-Luc Dubois had a fine first round, but zero goals and two assists were still a step down from his wonderful regular season.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Big, wonderful, funny, horrible, strange, sad, great life.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 May 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
All three of you have had wonderful projects within the last couple years, with the solo albums from Aoife and Sarah and the Nickel Creek album that Sara was part of two years ago.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 11 May 2025
Washington Capitals, won 4-1 against Montreal Last week: 7
Sean: 4
Dom: 9
Pierre-Luc Dubois had a fine first round, but zero goals and two assists were still a step down from his wonderful regular season.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Big, wonderful, funny, horrible, strange, sad, great life.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonderful
Adjective
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Flavors of light red fruit, cherry tart and sparking acidity with a lovely finish and pronounced length.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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The plot is basic and the dialogue merely serviceable, but there are lovely scenery shots throughout, the vastness, gentle light and deep colors of the American West illustrated carefully and evocatively by Hutchins’ — and Cline’s — camera work.—
Jocelyn Noveck,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2025
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With some of the most history, art, and culture in the world packed into this small country, as well as amazing food and wine, this is a culture vulture’s paradise.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Dominic Solanke works exceptionally hard but 15 goals in 42 appearances is not an amazing return from their club-record £65m striker.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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The Spa The wellness spaces were not yet ready during my visit, so the hotel arranged an excellent massage in my suite.—
David Shortell,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2025
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Maddison is responsible for dropping deep and pinging passes into dangerous areas, while Kulusevski and Bergvall are excellent ball-carriers.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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Aromas are reminiscent of beautiful Sicilian fields of wildflowers and olive trees with blackberry compote, fresh black currants with sweet tobacco, and a marvelous finishing note of smoldering earth that goes on and on along the sculpted tannins.—
Cathrine Todd,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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Either way, Harnett’s elation is marvelous to behold — and highly contagious.—
Joe Leydon,
Variety,
8 May 2025
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Comment Wow, what a terrific series finale to Luthen, the acclaimed Disney+ show about the rebel who challenged an Empire, and also all of the other rebels, mostly by lecturing them incessantly.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Vulture,
14 May 2025
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Already an Olympic bronze medalist thanks to her play for Team USA's 3 vs. 3 squad at the 2024 Paris games, Van Lith concluded a terrific NCAA career with a final season starring in the Big 12 for Texas Christian University.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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This gem detailing the ancient underground aqueducts of Rome gives both a visual and historical account of man’s insatiable appetite to overcome nature and create astonishing engineering marvels to uplift the human condition.—
Smithsonian magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 May 2025
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Game two was astonishing, and a full reckoning of the faults that existed in the defending champs’ armor.—
Tom Rende,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Churches aren’t just beautiful buildings that uplift New York.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2025
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The property has beautiful minimalist, modern design with pops of natural wood accents and stunning views of the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains.—
Kimberley Mok,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2025
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Revival — Premieres Thursday, June 12 at 10 p.m. ET/PT On one miraculous day in rural Wisconsin, the recently deceased suddenly rise from their graves.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2025
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That Jia could make anything out of that flotsam and jetsam is astonishing, but his ability to not only recreate those time frames but craft all of it into a woozy, free-floating memory piece is miraculous.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 May 2025
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“Wonderful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonderful. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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