as in wonderful
causing wonder or astonishment
what a wondrous discovery fire must have been
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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wondrous
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And so for me, baseball is a wonderful place to leave everything, all the mess that the world is in, behind, and just watch these incredibly talented people exceed and do their jobs.—
Alison Weinflash,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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Scientists have long known that dogs make wonderful companions, offering emotional support and even measurable health benefits to their human owners.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Working with the uniquely gifted Erin Foster, this unbelievable cast of talented, hilarious pros, amazing writers and incredible crew has been a truly great experience.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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Working with the uniquely gifted Erin Foster, this unbelievable cast of talented, hilarious pros, amazing writers, and incredible crew has been a truly great experience.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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The bad feelings flared up moments after Payton's Broncos pulled off a miraculous rally on Sunday, beating New York 33-32 in a game that Denver trailed by 18 with six minutes left.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
22 Oct. 2025
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Since defeating the Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders and Denver Broncos and raising expectations around the NFL, the Chargers have been on a less-than-stellar stretch in which their only victory in their past four games was a miraculous, last-minute win over the struggling Miami Dolphins.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025
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Every few minutes the jungle deposited us onto an astonishing beach.—
David Amsden,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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The astonishing result, achieved by the CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid) collaboration, represents the first-ever observation of single top quark production with W and Z bosons, a process known as tWZ production.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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Durant’s difference in opinion wasn’t surprising to Green, knowing that their basketball philosophies aren’t always aligned.—
Jordy Fee-Platt,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Hannah Goldfield on the surprising endurance of Martha Stewart’s Entertaining.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Olivera will make a marvelous Gatsby.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Oct. 2025
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Director Mike Nichols’s farewell note to the ‘60s, and America’s innocence, The Graduate is as profound and, at the same time, simply marvelous.—
John Ortved,
Vogue,
29 Oct. 2025
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But the landscapes are sublime—rugged peaks, green pastures, glaciers groaning on high—and few destinations make accessing such terrain so easy.—
Lucy Kehoe,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
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Gentleman thief Sir Charles Lytton (David Niven) circles the prize while Inspector Jacques Clouseau (Peter Sellers) bungles the pursuit with sublime obliviousness.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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Obviously, Coop — incredible player and somebody who can play really anywhere in the secondary.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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The shop brings the soul of Long Island’s incredible deli culture upstate, with a menu packed with hot Italian heroes, cold subs, and bagel breakfast sandwiches.—
Cat Sposato,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
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