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Recent Examples of wondrous The magic does indeed happen—the wondrous deceptions, the seeming distortions of reality, the sense of strangeness. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025 But the whole book is a wondrous exploration of the extremities of existence. Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025 For our group, this one opened a new world, just as wondrous as the temples and tombs of ancient Egypt. Francine Kiefer, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2025 There’s something that some of us want to believe — something weird and wondrous and, to be frank, scary. Gary Robbins, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wondrous
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Adjective
  • Its deep, shiny green foliage is a wonderful complement to the perfectly peachy hue of each rose.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2025
  • Colombia’s coastal cities are famous for their cuisine, but don’t overlook their wonderful street foods.
    Cat Sposato, AFAR Media, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • A lot of amazing stories that have aired have come from a collaboration between us and Ellen, and that’s why she’s been a part of the show for so long.
    Max Gao, Variety, 16 May 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Adjective
  • These mother-child relationships are wonderfully portrayed, but one of the series’ most astonishing details is Justin’s relationship with his father, Eric (Wood Harris).
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 May 2025
  • Americans are accustomed to U.S. companies delivering astonishing innovations with regularity, including the iPhone, cloud computing, the Tesla Model S, and ChatGPT.
    L. RAFAEL REIF, Foreign Affairs, 6 May 2025
Adjective
  • If the ballroom dancing was unexpected, the evening’s entertainment in Clamecy was even more surprising.
    Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2025
  • The fact that Israel carried out the F-35s first combat mission is hardly surprising.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • And how smart to hide her own sincerity inside this marvelous romp.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • At the end of December 2022, Heine reflected on her incredible year with a heartfelt post on Instagram.
    Kayla Grant, People.com, 19 May 2025
  • With their incredible skill to adapt to most climates and locations, foxes are widespread across all continents except Antarctica, and there are more than 30 species globally.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • DeGrom spotted a sublime slider at the bottom of Jeremy Peña’s strike zone.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 16 May 2025
  • Collectivity could be our ultimate destiny: the community ritual of bodies attached to sublime music (and electronic dance music is more beautiful than many skeptics realize), the dispensability of the nuclear family in a world of greater co-operative labor and nurturing.
    David Katz, IndieWire, 16 May 2025

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“Wondrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wondrous. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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