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as in marvel
something extraordinary or surprising
the cunningly crafted miniature of our house is a wonder, perfect in every detail
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as in amazement
the rapt attention and deep emotion caused by the sight of something extraordinary
when we first saw the pyramids of Egypt, we gazed with open-mouthed wonder
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Recent Examples of wonder
Inomata and his colleagues also believe that the site would have been built by willing participants, not compulsory labor used to construct many ancient wonders such as Egypt’s pyramids and later Maya cities.
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Here to take you from the city stroll to the last-minute flight, the bag — offered in brown and blue, tulip-pink and emerald, or hot-pink and emerald — will do wonders when worn alongside breezy linen separates, denim dresses, and Larroudé’s own Verona New Macrame Flats in Burnt Umber Leather.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
That geography does wonders for people who want to watch birds—around 20 million migrate through New York in the fall.
—Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
The Gran Vilaya Trek weaves a tapestry of natural and cultural wonders, winding through more than 30 miles of ancient cloud forests and pre-Incan archaeological remains.
—Ally Jaksen, Outside, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonder
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During my early childhood, my brother and I lived in innocence, away from the great world, absorbed by sand, waves and marvels of the ocean.—
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Mercifully, the marvels of modern medicine and technology have greatly compensated for these losses.—
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Many prominent sports figures took to social media to express their amazement of Indiana's unprecedented dominance during and after their win over Oregon.—
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Just like my star-bathing ritual, snow-watching elicits that sense of calm and amazement.—
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Luckily, a miracle came to me in the form of a workhorse concealer.—
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Other sertanejo and agronejo artists content themselves with promoting agrobusiness interests through their lyrics, praising industrial farming and the miracle of pesticides.—
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To our astonishment, what had seemed during fieldwork to be a single massive pile of ash was in fact a layered series of burning events.—
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Express your astonishment at being selected and your heartfelt desire to go for it.—
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What's more, a new phenomenon is taking shape.—
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There are myriad extraordinary animal phenomena in the natural world, from the running of the salmon to the months-long hibernation of bears.—
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The American people this morning, George, are scratching their heads in wonderment and in fear of what the president has proposed.—
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The Hanukkah celebration grew out of their excitement about this wonderment.—
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Cooper describes Britton as a big personality, a target for both envy and admiration, and finds a growing kinship that pushes her to investigate.—
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Best Storage Bench With Cushions Maximalist aesthetes and those who prioritize practicality can unite in their admiration for this splashy storage bench upholstered in handwoven Indian textiles.—
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“Wonder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonder. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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