as in wonderful
causing wonder or astonishment
what a wondrous discovery fire must have been
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Recent Examples of wondrous
When European explorers first reported these creatures to their compatriots in the old country, they were held to be wondrous and amazing creatures, a fit subject for sooty Londoners to gawk at in museums.
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Jack Gedney, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024
Japanese publisher Capcom goes out of its way to create believable ecosystems populated with strange, wondrous beasts, only to give the player a gigantic sword to carve through it all.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
For example, collectors delighted in displaying wondrous fabrications and mythological beings in their curiosity cabinets, from ersatz dragons to many-headed hydra.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
Latvia’s wondrous adventure story Flow is dominating awards season.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Jack Gedney, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024
Japanese publisher Capcom goes out of its way to create believable ecosystems populated with strange, wondrous beasts, only to give the player a gigantic sword to carve through it all.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
For example, collectors delighted in displaying wondrous fabrications and mythological beings in their curiosity cabinets, from ersatz dragons to many-headed hydra.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
Latvia’s wondrous adventure story Flow is dominating awards season.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wondrous
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The melty cheese and crispy bread are a wonderful combination.—
Nick Siano,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Jan. 2025
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Away from the bottle-poppers of Mykonos, but hardly removed from the season’s social buzz, the white-washed, flat-roofed villas that wrap the cliffs of Santorini are wonderful places to while away a summer.—
Christopher Cameron,
Robb Report,
27 Jan. 2025
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The ones that look amazing until the light hits just right, and suddenly they’re see-through.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
WIRED,
16 Jan. 2025
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So pack your bags and get ready to stay in some of the most amazing cave hotels in the United States and around the world.—
Michelle Mastro,
Architectural Digest,
16 Jan. 2025
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Not even the most miraculous shot of his life was enough to earn Nikola Jokic the fourth quarter off this time.—
Bennett Durando,
The Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2025
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No, this isn’t a miraculous leadership makeover that infuses you with supernatural energy.—
Liz Guthridge,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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And the work of our photographers, often putting themselves in harm’s way, has been astonishing.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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Tech entrepreneur Jeff Atwood says wealth inequality in the U.S. is unfair, astonishing and un-American.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Denver was one of the more surprising teams in the NFL this season, finishing 10-7 and making the playoffs for the first time since winning the Super Bowl in 2015.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2025
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Although concerning for Georgia deer hunters, the discovery is not all that surprising given the extent of the disease’s spread in the South.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
24 Jan. 2025
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And for any thrill seekers with aviation experience, a trike flight offers truly marvelous views of Los Llanos, allowing guests to soar above the plains and scan the landscapes for native species.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Cooking Soy Sauce Noodles With Cabbage and Fried Eggs Jan. 29, 2023 Thursday Alexa Weibel developed this marvelous recipe for a creamy white bean soup with spicy paprika oil.—
Sam Sifton,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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With all the incredible white grapes cultivated across Italy—Falanghina, Vermentino, and Fiano come to mind—little attention is paid to the French transplant Chardonnay, which is cultivated from as far north as Trentino-Alto Adige all the way to Sicily in the south.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
19 Jan. 2025
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Not the method itself, but how a player scores their three goals — a hat-trick can come from three tap-ins, or three long-range strikes alongside an incredible performance.—
Ahmed Walid,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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Isak’s silkiness is sublime, and check out his composure and clinical finish for his second goal against Wolves, above.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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The result is sublime, like bar-band music heard in someone’s coolest dream.—
Giovanni Russonello,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Wondrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wondrous. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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