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: one that causes wonder or astonishment
her talent is a marvel to behold
… with that marvel of architecture before our eyes …—
Martha Kean
Martha Kean2
: intense surprise or interest : astonishment
… his voice filled with marvel …—Mordecai Richler
Mordecai Richler
marveled or marvelled; marveling or marvelling
ˈmärv-liŋ 
ˈmär-və-
: to become filled with surprise, wonder, or amazed curiosity
marveled at the magician's skill
: to feel astonishment or perplexity at or about
marveled that they had escaped
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Noun
that new electric car really is a marvel
Verb
The doctors marveled that anyone could recover so quickly.
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Noun
Mughal emperor Shah Jahan contracted a marvel of architectural precision built in memory of one of his wives, Mumtaz Mahal, after her death.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
Among my reflections from the rig: This is a technological marvel.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
Verb
But now, due to the ongoing regional drought, the bridge and parts of the surrounding town have resurfaced, attracting visitors from near and far to marvel at the rare sight.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
An older reader might like a beat to marvel at all the unnatural wonders, but there are mythic critters to be saved and the plot flies along, trying to keep up with Mal.
—Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Marvel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marvel. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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marvel
1 of 2 noun
mar·vel
ˈmär-vəl
: one that causes wonder or astonishment
marvel
2 of 2 verb
marveled or marvelled; marveling or marvelling
ˈmärv-(ə-)liŋ
: to become filled with surprise or astonishment
marveled at the magician's skill
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