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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
Desmond is wonderful in the part, finding sympathy and just the right amount of bewildered charisma without tipping into caddishness.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
Neighbors who knew the family well called them wonderful people and said the news is devastating.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
But there is something so wonderful about being fifty and having your own job and having been through so many disappointments that a situation like this is filtered through different experiences and people—the narrator’s discernment has an incredible clarity.
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
Layla attends elementary school and has built wonderful, positive connections with her teachers.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
Neighbors who knew the family well called them wonderful people and said the news is devastating.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
But there is something so wonderful about being fifty and having your own job and having been through so many disappointments that a situation like this is filtered through different experiences and people—the narrator’s discernment has an incredible clarity.
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
Layla attends elementary school and has built wonderful, positive connections with her teachers.
—Mare Staff, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonderful
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Here, though, lovely poetic imagery is scrambled with old and alternate timelines, sending the reverie in unanticipated and often comic directions.—
Hannah Gold,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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The foyer has a step-up entry from the front door, which feels elegant, and the living room is spacious with lovely touches in every direction — notice the built-ins with the arches that bookend the fireplace.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
23 Mar. 2026
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Lucky for us, the Amazon Big Spring Sale started today, and some amazing tablet deals are here to make your life easier.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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Hallauer and Josefberg have absolutely amazing chemistry, Adeline plays Lorraine to flirty perfection, Bindeman takes nerdiness to a whole new level, and Tucker’s voice is, well, golden.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Horned Frogs had a mix of air raid and veer-and-shoot principles under Briles, but are expected to move more to a pro-style scheme under Sammis, who had excellent success with that style of offense at UConn.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2026
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In the pre-show rooms, both real-life actors seen were excellent at interacting with real-life visitors and prerecorded monotone movie stars.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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The most marvelous of all the vestments is a cope embroidered in a workshop in Genoa in the late 17th century.—
Sarah Kozlowski,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Jessie Buckley is having a marvelous Mother's Day.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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That said, there are some great hotel options, as well.—
Jenna Curcio,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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The more complex the problems become, the greater the demands on those external resources, while those resources themselves — due to the increasing specialization of the nature of the assignments — become less available, less comprehensive, and less sufficient overall.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Mar. 2026
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The administration has asked for an astonishing $200 billion to fund a war that the president also sporadically claims is over, giving legislators an unappetizing choice between funding a quagmire or else walking away and leaving a mess behind.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Archaeologists discovered two astonishing Iron Age hoards in North Yorkshire, one of them being the largest ever found in British history, which has changed the historical understanding of wealth and power in pre-Roman Britain.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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There’s a terrific movie buried in a two-and-a-half-hour runtime — which cost him a competition slot at Venice.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
29 Mar. 2026
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Both Pavel Zacha and Elias Lindholm scored two goals apiece and Jeremy Swayman made 31 saves for a terrific win.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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The community is on the brink of collapse – until Elias’ estranged brother Joosua returns from prison and performs a miraculous healing.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
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Out went the optimism about mRNA and in came wild theories that this miraculous, Nobel Prize-winning technology wasn’t safe.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Wonderful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonderful. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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