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Recent Examples of wondrous The Arsenals, also designed by Studio Nue veteran Shoji Kawamori, do look wondrous, though, and prove yet again that having a single mecha designer shape the aesthetic of a mecha game can make all the difference. Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Christian thinkers sometimes solved the quandary of the wondrous peoples by claiming them as descendants of Cain or Ham, writes den Hartog. The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 Aug. 2025 In the Coen brothers’ films, wondrous coincidences and absurd exaggerations come off as a comic cosmic order, as a cynical version of metaphysics. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025 In Howard Schwartz’s version of Rabbinic folktales, the images and storylines of Jewish folklore become colorful, polymorphic, and wondrous while never losing an aura of ancient scariness. Jon Raymond august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wondrous
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Adjective
  • Skor bars are a nonnegotiable addition; the cookies have the perfect toffee-to-chocolate ratio and wonderful texture.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Today’s tech news follows; have a wonderful weekend.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Shackleton may have made a mistake in the outdoors, and the amazing story of his getting back on track entertained millions of people for a century afterward.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The flocking is amazing, not too heavy yet sturdy.
    Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Inter reaching two Champions League finals in the past three seasons is nothing short of miraculous — particularly given the club got repossessed by the investment firm Oaktree just over a year ago.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In a miraculous turn of events, one of Whitefield’s closest friends and greatest promoters becomes none other than Benjamin Franklin.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • More than a third of Americans don’t even read the news, and an astonishing number of people from both parties report actual hatred for one another—including 23 percent in 2023 who favored violence should the opposing party win the next election.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The hybrid setup produces an astonishing 1,800 hp.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • There’s a surprising shortage of teams with truly high-end blue lines.
    Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Data shows a surprising and significant drop in book challenges from the 2023-2024 school year to the 2024-2025 term after years of increases in bans among classrooms and libraries.
    Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Maura is marvelous stomping around the apartment in a cold fury and refusing to speak to Clara, who proceeds regardless with broker negotiations and brings in antiques dealer Abslam (Ahmed Boulane) to buy up the contents.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Tim Curry's marvelous Frank was a monster of self-regard, and Tim knew exactly how to give this evil genius his head and Mick served it up on a photographic plate.
    Sara Belcher, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Twenty years later, Jim Montgomery, goalkeeper for Second Division underdogs Sunderland, would pull off an incredible double save to deny Leeds United in an upset so huge rival fans became even more desperate to see their own heroes do similar at the 100,000-capacity national stadium.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • This is a big-screen beast with incredible internals that rival those of desktops in the same price range, including a massive 64GB of LPDDR5 RAM, an ultra-powerful RTX 5070 Ti graphics card, and more.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Despite Hopkins' chilling turn, Red Dragon pales in comparison to Michael Mann's sublime Manhunter (1986), which adapts the same story.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Onboard, life centers around the open decks, poolside lounges, and the water toys of the Marina Platform, where the sea is always in view and the experience is sublime any time of year.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 26 Sep. 2025

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“Wondrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wondrous. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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