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as in lovely
of the very best kind
that bakery makes wonderful cannoli
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as in amazing
causing wonder or astonishment
the mountaintop city of Machu Picchu is unquestionably a wonderful sight to behold
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Recent Examples of wonderful
Thus a wonderful section on The Jew of Malta climaxes in an unfortunate vision of the text as a secret message to Lord Strange, a wealthy and important patron of the arts.
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Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
It's shredded and incorporated into the batter along with flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice (among other ingredients), giving it a wonderful depth of flavor.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
Winter is also a wonderful surprise, when soft snow blankets valley trails and dusts the mountaintops.
—Lisa Kadane, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025
Nick and Susie Cave have just been the most wonderful and kind friends.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
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Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
It's shredded and incorporated into the batter along with flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice (among other ingredients), giving it a wonderful depth of flavor.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
Winter is also a wonderful surprise, when soft snow blankets valley trails and dusts the mountaintops.
—Lisa Kadane, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025
Nick and Susie Cave have just been the most wonderful and kind friends.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonderful
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Music lovers should head to see the Bluegrass Band art piece in East Bend, and the square in Yadkinville featuring Carolina Pines is particularly lovely.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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In between performances, while the crew was breaking down and setting up on stage, there was a lovely MC keeping the crowd entertained.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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What an amazing group of women to journey through this mom-hood together!—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026
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Fresh talks can spark amazing progress.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Jan. 2026
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Thus far, Arsenal’s excellent form has relegated the injuries to a subplot.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The carbon nanofiber provides mechanical stability, abundant pore channels, and excellent electrolyte wettability, while the cobalt sites catalyze the adsorption and conversion of polysulfides.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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The leader of the fancy-patty movement, for me, though, is Bar Kabawa, the swanky, sexy East Village Daiquiri joint that’s attached to Kabawa, the chef Paul Carmichael’s marvellous Caribbean tasting-menu spot.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
4 Jan. 2026
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Brigitte Bardot, the enchanting French starlet with the marvelous pout who became a carefree icon of sexuality in the 1950s and ’60s after her liberated performance in the scandalous And God Created Woman, has died.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Dec. 2025
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The country's greatest resource is not oil beneath the ground, but people--inside and outside the country--who still care deeply about its future.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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Newsom is certainly right that California is a great state and an economic engine unmatched by other states.—
Sal Rodriguez,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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Less noted is the incredible mosaic of voters from an astonishing medley of countries that propelled him into office.—
Vijay Dandapani,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Some of the other largest deals in recent memory are cyber security, including Palo Alto Network’s astonishing $25 billion acquisition of CyberArk in 2025.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Special mention must be made of the in-room minibars, which are terrific, and so extensive that they are contained not within a single small fridge but an entire chest of drawers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Jan. 2026
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Lenert made a terrific save on a solid strike by JSerra midfielder Carter Biondolillo, with Lenert diving to his left to make the crucial stop in the second half.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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Some miraculous news, unexpected news.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Blüemlisalphütte, its red and white shutters glinting in the miraculous sudden sunlight.—
Lucy Kehoe,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Wonderful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonderful. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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