as in wonderful
causing wonder or astonishment
what a wondrous discovery fire must have been
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Recent Examples of wondrous
Well, leave it to Disney to provide the golden ticket to a wondrous habitat few human observers have been able to access.
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Devonne Goode, Parents, 22 Apr. 2025
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
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Devonne Goode, Parents, 22 Apr. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wondrous
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Your wonderful dog may or may not hanker to break routine and go on holiday.—
John Oseid,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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My daughter came to live with us for nine wonderful years.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
27 May 2025
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Comments Chloe Fineman has explained how that amazing triple Jennifer Coolidge impression — Fineman, Dana Carvey, and host Ariana Grande — landed on Saturday Night Live.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
28 May 2025
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There’s still men — there’s Benson, who’s doing amazing.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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There’s conflict in everything, in the clashing of worlds and the fight for a world that makes sense to believe in, yet miraculous poetry and optimism somehow, too.—
Ella Kemp,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
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Indiana pulled off a miraculous comeback victory that night, and Miller scored 25 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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After 23 years and an astonishing 4,953 episodes, the show reaches its finale Friday as the sports media industry’s most prolific on-air talent incubator.—
Dan Shanoff,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Game two was astonishing, and a full reckoning of the faults that existed in the defending champs’ armor.—
Tom Rende,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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The Cardinals certainly hope that’s the case, as their rotation has been a surprising strength.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
26 May 2025
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Since then, podcasts have gone mainstream, and are as ubiquitous as cell phones – not surprising considering 70% of listeners use their mobile phones to tune in.—
Anjali Chaudhry,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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And then there's just so many marvelous actors in it that are just really putting forth really impressive work.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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This is a marvelous role for Skarsgard, who gets to play up Gustav’s self-importance and lack of accountability along with his flirtatious charm as the movie progresses.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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Head to the historic Stonewall Inn for a day of drag-out-loud fun while raising funds for two incredible charities based at Manhattan’s Metropolitan Community Church: the Global Justice Institute and Sylvia’s Place, one of the city’s largest LGBTQ+ shelters and food pantries.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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The vast majority, if not all, of these entries lacked the originality, the spark, and the incredible production values of the original.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
31 May 2025
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Those sublime setups extended his point streak to four games.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
27 May 2025
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Delving deep into sublime absurdity, Elster transmuted Bowie into a broad range of peculiar characters.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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“Wondrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wondrous. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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