as in wonderful
causing wonder or astonishment
what a wondrous discovery fire must have been
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Recent Examples of wondrous
The mass is made of wondrous adamantium, similar to Wakanda’s coveted vibranium.
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
The itinerary brings travelers through wondrous landscapes in East Africa hot spots Tanzania and Kenya in search of lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants, and Cape buffalo.
—Kathryn Romeyn, AFAR Media, 11 Feb. 2025
Graphene is a wondrous material composed of a single layer of carbon atoms.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2025
The best way to explore this wondrous ecosystem is with the help of a professional outfitter.
—Ellen Schmedinghoff, AFAR Media, 14 Jan. 2025
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
The itinerary brings travelers through wondrous landscapes in East Africa hot spots Tanzania and Kenya in search of lions, leopards, rhinos, elephants, and Cape buffalo.
—Kathryn Romeyn, AFAR Media, 11 Feb. 2025
Graphene is a wondrous material composed of a single layer of carbon atoms.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2025
The best way to explore this wondrous ecosystem is with the help of a professional outfitter.
—Ellen Schmedinghoff, AFAR Media, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wondrous
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Parker Hall The Best MagSafe Accessories for Your New iPhone The weird, wonderful world of MagSafe accessories can make your smartphone feel modular.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
20 Feb. 2025
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One pole of the action is the Green Dolphin Hotel, where Hezekiah and Alec finally find a place to land, and where Hezekiah’s ability to speak Chinese, a legacy from a Chinese grandmother, endears him to the proprietor, Mr. Lao (Jason Tobin, quiet and wonderful); some Elephants are around as well.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Ah, but what if the amazing decline in light bulb prices made people buy 20-30x as many light bulbs!—
Philip Maymin,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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What was really amazing is how quickly the cast and crew adapted to it.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2025
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Now, in order to help Ao Bing’s soul recover his tangible body, Ne Zha will have to hide his identity as a demon, overcome multiple obstacles to become an immortal, and obtain a miraculous elixir to aid his pal.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2025
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Over the past 50 years, medicine has made miraculous advances in treating leukemia and other cancers affecting kids, largely due to research supported by the National Institutes of Health.—
Benjamin Mazer,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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This contradicts the classic anthropomorphic analogies of Disney’s Pinocchio and Dumbo, as well as The Little Prince, The Iron Giant, Babe and Babe: Pig in the City, and Zack Snyder’s astonishing Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’hoole.—
Armond White,
National Review,
26 Feb. 2025
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And, really, that shouldn’t be all that astonishing.—
Kevin Kurz,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Rubin: There was a surprising lack of campiness to this whole thing.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2025
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This ability was not entirely surprising, given Flack’s musical background.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
The New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2025
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Erik Kain Welcome back to your daily Wordle guide, oh thou marvelous Wordlers!—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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This was an actor with a marvelous, pliable face, not necessarily movie-star handsome but made up of bits and pieces of star quality: the cleft chin, the ready smile, the slightly doughy nose that somehow made his face look comically regal.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
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Working with incredible directors like Gia (Coppola).—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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The Nadeshiko went ahead after just 18 seconds when Momoko Tanikawa hit an incredible left-foot strike from 25 yards out into the top corner and doubled its lead seven minutes later when Tanikawa’s corner was headed in by Mina Tanaka.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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Redemption was swift and sublime for Bart Verbruggen against Chelsea.—
Andy Naylor,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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So much of Lynch’s famous sensibility is conveyed without words: the terror, absurdity, wild pain and sublime beauty and distinctly American ambient psychosis, the sincerity beneath it all.—
Meaghan Garvey,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Wondrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wondrous. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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