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as in lovely
of the very best kind
that bakery makes wonderful cannoli
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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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Recent Examples of wonderful
The memories, still fresh, both woeful and wonderful, came rushing back.
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Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2025
Most of my followers are fellow parents so there was a lot of support and understanding that these kids are crazy but wonderful.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Not much is known about the series except that it’s set in Albuquerque (like his previous shows), has a similar tone to The Twilight Zone, and has a weird and wonderful teaser trailer that gives nothing away.
—Lucy Ford, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
The outpouring from the community has been wonderful, and everyone has been willing to help, though there isn’t much anyone can do at the moment, according to Guzauskas.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
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Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2025
Most of my followers are fellow parents so there was a lot of support and understanding that these kids are crazy but wonderful.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Not much is known about the series except that it’s set in Albuquerque (like his previous shows), has a similar tone to The Twilight Zone, and has a weird and wonderful teaser trailer that gives nothing away.
—Lucy Ford, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
The outpouring from the community has been wonderful, and everyone has been willing to help, though there isn’t much anyone can do at the moment, according to Guzauskas.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonderful
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The film’s docufiction-like honesty is the most conspicuous here: to imagine that the Mother Teresa whom the world knows mostly as a faultless octogenarian might have as a younger woman had similar intense moments of extreme conflicting emotions is humanizing, and lovely.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
27 Aug. 2025
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This cookie set from NYC’s popular Levain store is a lovely surprise treat.—
Madeleine Bokan Thares,
Glamour,
25 Aug. 2025
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There’s trendy hot pot and face-numbing Sichuan spots, as well as relative newcomers like the excellent Thai spot Zaab Zaab.—
Cathy Erway,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Aug. 2025
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Just north of Venice, the Veneto region is also known for excellent wines.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
28 Aug. 2025
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One of the things that’s been so amazing and surprising has been how many people have reached out about that episode.—
Brande Victorian,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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My heart goes out to all our amazing wildlife care specialists who have suffered losses this week.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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Jones is terrific as a young woman forced to grow up much too soon, who is running out of patience having to constantly clean up her uncle’s many messes, and McShane pops off the screen in a smaller role as a character whose anger is even less controlled than Robbie’s.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
28 Aug. 2025
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Originally, the scene in which the band gets lost trying to find the stage had more dialogue between the band and the maintenance man who gives them directions (played by a terrific actor named Wonderful Smith).—
Rob Reiner,
New Yorker,
27 Aug. 2025
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Baumbach co-wrote the script with Emily Mortimer, a marvelous actor herself, who also shows up here in just a few brief scenes.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
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The mouthfeel is satiny but the finish shows bright acidity—in between you’ll get tropical fruits layered into marvelous depth of flavor.—
Katie Kelly Bell,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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For classical music performances, behind the stage is this beautiful, 30 foot wide pipe organ, which was very cool, but the feature was really distracting.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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But now, the historic home faces something beautiful and meaningful: the city's newest park.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The disruption led chair umpire Greg Allensworth to put Bonzi back onto his first serve, sparking an astonishing outburst from Medvedev.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
25 Aug. 2025
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These projects depend on an astonishing amount of new power.—
Delaney Nolan,
Fortune,
24 Aug. 2025
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Being able to create ourselves has felt like the greatest, the final privilege.—
Rachel Cusk,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
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This tank would be great for exercise classes, hiking, and other sweaty activities.—
Anne Taylor,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Wonderful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonderful. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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