Thesaurus results for MARVEL

marvel

noun

ˈmär-vəl

Definition of marvel

as in miracle

something extraordinary or surprising that new electric car really is a marvel

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Recent Examples of marvel One named Jackie marvels at nothing in particular on a grubby London street. — Lauren Jackson, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Unlike other pipe organs, these engineering marvels have percussive sound effects for thunderclaps, horse hooves and train whistles, perfect for old movie palaces. — Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026 What can’t go unremarked upon, though, is the surpassing wonder of Dennis Gassner and Richard Johnson’s production design, a near-Brechtian marvel of diaphanous screens, rotating parts, and other ingenious devices. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026 Everyone gets mail, and the marvel of the postal system’s reach and distribution was intentionally used as an anthrax dissemination machine. — Daniel Jernigan, STAT, 26 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for marvel

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Policymakers, investors, and business leaders are counting on AI to be a miracle cure for everything from runaway public debt to the costs associated with aging populations.

— RUCHIR SHARMA, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
The churn of new produce doesn’t feel like a miracle so much as an inevitability.

— Tanya Bush, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of miracle

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O’Rourke and double bassist Johan Berthling shape a steady drone, while Ishibashi’s piano runs suggest time-lapse footage of ice crystals forming, ordinary little bits cohering into objects of wonder.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
But Klara’s innocent wonder and unwavering loyalty soon start to heal the family and bring some light to Josie’s complicated world.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of wonder

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This phenomenon is called the collapse of the wave function, and the resulting physical picture is known as the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Scientists have long known about Kelvin waves, but this year, the phenomena grabbed the public's attention with video explanations receiving thousands of views across TikTok and X.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026

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