wonders

plural of wonder
as in marvels
something extraordinary or surprising the cunningly crafted miniature of our house is a wonder, perfect in every detail

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Recent Examples of wonders The cup is considered one of the seven glass wonders of the world, one of just 40 glass cage cups that survived. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026 Well, in 2026 the Hunter's Moon certainly succeeded in captivating the imagination and attention of photographers, who snapped the lunar disk alongside magnificent natural vistas, glowing cityscapes and ancient wonders. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026 The video is, to some extent, a sign of how quickly AI is evolving and how fast viewers are getting accustomed to its wonders that the chapter is being met with a collective diss and shrug. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026 What Schrödinger wrote In his three-page manuscript, Schrondinger questions the restriction built into Whittaker’s reasoning and wonders why hidden variables had only two possible values. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026 But the wait and anticipation do appear to have done wonders for pre-sales. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026 Not all of us are like the eighth wonders of the world — Aretha Franklin or Chaka Khan or Whitney Houston. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 Directed by Rocky, Aisulton Seitov, and Pietro Biz Biasia, the appropriately trippy video opens with the rapper discovering the wonders of nature in a hippie wonderland, where even the old ladies knitting on park benches will take a toke. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026 Bill Russell, Bob Cousy and Tom Heinsohn showed in Boston that having a superstar trio on the same team can work wonders. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
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Noun
  • Englert also supervised the stunning cinematography, and one marvels at how this often silly film looks so smart.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Today, Astana’s skyline can keep up with the best of them, with 21st-century architectural marvels made from concrete, steel, and glass cresting over the country’s endless steppes into the horizon.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • After all, the boy is from Lourdes, that land of miracles in the French Pyrenees, and spent a lot of time around pilgrims in search of healing.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Even those who don’t believe in miracles must concede the improbability of such historic continuity.
    — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026

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“Wonders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonders. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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