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as in marvellous
causing wonder or astonishment
the mountaintop city of Machu Picchu is unquestionably a wonderful sight to behold
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as in lovely
of the very best kind
that bakery makes wonderful cannoli
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a wonderful time
a wonderful book
a wonderful opportunity
an incredible opportunity
a tremendous opportunity
a fantastic opportunity
a phenomenal opportunity
a terrific opportunity
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Recent Examples of wonderful
That was the wonderful part about this collaboration with Jared.
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David Moin, Footwear News, 26 Mar. 2025
That becomes very understandable and identifiable and gives her a tremendous amount of problems, which as a viewer is wonderful to watch.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025
For golf fans, April not December is the undoubtedly the most wonderful time of the year—and that’s because the Masters Tournament is held during the first full week of April each year.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2025
It is skillfully constructed and builds to a wonderful climax.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2025
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David Moin, Footwear News, 26 Mar. 2025
That becomes very understandable and identifiable and gives her a tremendous amount of problems, which as a viewer is wonderful to watch.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025
For golf fans, April not December is the undoubtedly the most wonderful time of the year—and that’s because the Masters Tournament is held during the first full week of April each year.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2025
It is skillfully constructed and builds to a wonderful climax.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonderful
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Nicotiana sylvestris Sun Exposure: Dappled shade Soil Type: Organic loam Soil pH: Slightly acidic 11 of 11 Wishbone Flower Wishbone flower is a low-growing annual with lovely two-toned, two-lipped, tubular purple or pink flowers.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2025
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Starts out with savory aromas of herbs and wild mushrooms that morphs to brambly berries with a hint of forest floor and licorice on the finish that has lots of tannins with a lovely round quality that gives volume to this full-bodied wine.—
Cathrine Todd,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Just imagine the potpourri of amazing facial expressions that would have been on display had Sai been sitting on the jury.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Who would have thought that Donald Trump would be the one to stop Tesla's amazing international sales run in its tracks?—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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Two standout experiences near the water include Schooner’s in the Caribbean Village, open for breakfast and dinner (chef Chris’s swordfish steak was excellent) as well as Barefoot by the Sea in the Italian Village.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Apr. 2025
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Piper Niven Currently, Piper Niven is doing an excellent job as part of WWE Women's United States Champion Chelsea Green's cabinet.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
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Grampy and pooch Pudgy (a marvelous puppet, mastered by Philip Huber) are transported to the New York present to bring her back.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2025
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Baha Mar, the 1,000-square-acre upscale resort in the Bahamas, is a marvelous beach getaway for those who like nonstop action and high-touch customer service.—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Apr. 2025
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But Campbell, one of the hardest workers in this draft class, is a terrific athlete.—
Nick Baumgardner,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Just when Kenin looked set to push the contest into a decider, Pegula saved three set points and won six consecutive games to mount a terrific fightback and clinch victory.—
Manasi Pathak,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Musk is an astonishing $147 billion richer this year.—
Roy Canivel,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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That this change is reportedly being considered when Republicans hold a trifecta makes the whole thing more astonishing.—
The Editors,
National Review,
1 Apr. 2025
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Scrim's adventures were a national hit, and now they've been transformed into a beautiful picture book.—
American Booksellers Association,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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And there’s already a beautiful precedent in this show, which was a real gift to us, of these counterparts of each of these characters being able to be with each other in a dream space or in a sort of liminal space.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2025
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That the 29-year-old was present, let alone capable of leading the celebrations, was nothing short of miraculous.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Speaker technology is pretty miraculous, with increasingly smaller machines providing rich, loud sound through Bluetooth connections, Wi-Fi, HDMI ARC, and more.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Wonderful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonderful. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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