as in amazement
the rapt attention and deep emotion caused by the sight of something extraordinary
gazed in wonderment at the holiday decorations
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Recent Examples of wonderment
The setting for the show is the beauteous grounds of the Palace of Fine Arts, which has been tricked out to accommodate all sorts of interactive and balloon-based wonderment.
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Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
During his latest mission, his third long-duration on the International Space Station, Pettit brought his brand of wonderment to the assignment.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
The point is to preserve the sense of wonderment that children have.
—Farah Nayeri, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Abi is a special-needs child, and McConnell wanted to capture her wonderment at the world in a song.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
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Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
During his latest mission, his third long-duration on the International Space Station, Pettit brought his brand of wonderment to the assignment.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
The point is to preserve the sense of wonderment that children have.
—Farah Nayeri, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Abi is a special-needs child, and McConnell wanted to capture her wonderment at the world in a song.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wonderment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonderment
Noun
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And rather than indignation or rage or fury, what comes through in the letters is his sheer amazement at being in this predicament.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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Redditors React Redditors were quick to share their amazement.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Dershowitz during the impeachment trial offered an expansive defense of presidential power that provoked astonishment among Democrats.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
30 Aug. 2025
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Rapace’s response externalizes four different beats, from a snort to a tear, astonishment to anger.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
27 Aug. 2025
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Though the book was met with abysmal reviews, it was included in a larger collection of Bowles’s work that received critical acclaim in her lifetime, and in recent years has become an object of fervid admiration.—
Nicole Flattery,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Oscar-winning filmmaker expressed particular admiration for Park Chan-wook.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But Karl Maybach’s greatest contribution to the wonders of European civilization were his enormously powerful diesel engines that gave birth to the very first high-speed trains of Europe, emphatically putting steam trains out of business.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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What's essential is to finish with a leather jacket and a pair of leather or suede boots—a styling trick that always works wonders.—
Michel Mejía,
Glamour,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Wonderment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonderment. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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