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a marvel to behold

A person or thing that is particularly spectacular, wondrous, or exhilarating to witness. They're trapeze act is a marvel to behold—I can't believe that they do their routine without a safety net! It's easy to forget that the technology we take for granted today would be a marvel to behold just a few years ago.
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marvel at (someone or something)

To look at something and feel or express astonishment, wonder, or admiration. Every year, thousands of tourists come to marvel at the work of the brilliant architect. We've been marveling at your painting, John. It's absolutely incredible!
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Marvel Cinematic Universe

The official fictional universe that is shared by Marvel Studios media about the characters from Marvel Comics, starting with the 2008 film Iron Man and encompassing other superhero characters such as Captain America, Thor, Black Panther, and the Hulk. It includes feature films, TV shows, comic books, short films, and digital series. Geez, how many movies coming out this year are set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

marvel at someone or something

Fig. to express wonder or surprise at someone or something. I can only marvel at Valerie and all she has accomplished. We all marveled at the beauty of the new building.
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marvel to behold

someone or something quite exciting or wonderful to see. Our new high-definition television is a marvel to behold. Mary's lovely new baby is a marvel to behold.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

marvel at

v.
To be astonished or impressed by something: We walked through the carnival and marveled at all the rides and amusements.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • a marvel to behold
  • marvel to behold
  • be one in a million
  • be witness to something
  • witness
  • witness to
  • be (a) witness to (something)
  • be in at the death
  • be in at the death/kill
  • I'll believe it/that when I see it
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Marvel said its collaboration with Alaska Airlines is taking fans Higher, Further, Faster with this opportunity to fly with the super hero and pilot, Captain Marvel.
Marvel Studios' first female-lead Super Hero Captain Marvel takes to the skies with Alaska Airlines
Audiences will, for example, get the chance to defend the Earth in an epic 360-degree immersive experience, alongside their Marvel heroes and under the supervision of "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." character Nick Fury.
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Enjoy a Marvellous Marvel Movie Marathon Only on OSN This July
Captain Marvel will be released in 2019 after being postponed twice thanks to Spider-Man: Homecoming and the subsequent scheduling of Ant-Man and the Wasp, which is out later this year.
Pakistani-American Muslim superhero movie coming: Marvel
2014, and was Marvel's first Muslim lead character.
Marvel has Plans for First Muslim American Superhero Character
This film brings all of Marvel Studios superheroes together to fight the evil Thanos, who is on a mission to collect all the "Infinity Stones" in order to rule the universe.
'Avengers: Infinity War' hits theaters in Taiwan today
Picking up directly where LEGO Marvel Super Heroes left off, this all-new sequel features a completely original branching storyline co-written by award-winning comic writer Kurt Busiek.
PARTNERS LAUNCH LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES 2
The slate includes "Captain America: Civil War'' and "Doctor Strange'' in 2016; "Guardians of the Galaxy 2,'' "Thor: Ragnarok'' and "Black Panther'' in 2017; "The Avengers: Infinity War -- Part I,'' "Captain Marvel'' and "Inhumans'' in 2018; and "The Avengers: Infinity War -- Part II'' in 2019.
Marvel unveils slate of films through 2019
In the aftermath of Marvel's Thor and Marvel's Avengers Assemble, Thor must fight to restore order across the cosmosbut an ancient race led by Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness.
FREE THOR; TRADING CARDS
The panels are entitled “Marvel: Breaking Into Comics the Marvel Way,” set for Friday at 5 p.m.
Marvel to Conduct Programming Panels, Portfolio Reviews at Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con
8, will be the first Marvel property released solely by Disney without any outside studio participation.
Mouse pays off a silent partner: Paramount's percentage adds up on Marvel pics, but the deal it made with Disney will soon expire
Marvel has produced some of the world's most famous comic book heros, such as Spider-man and the X-Men.
Marvel Superhero theme park to be built in Dubai
Summary: The Ilyas & Mustafa Galadari Group, or IMG Group, on Tuesday announced its licence agreement with Marvel Entertainment to build and operate a new indoor family entertainment centre, Marvel Adventure, which is scheduled to open by the end of 2013.
IMG to build Marvel Adventure
Today, Gazillion Entertainment has announced a free to play MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) games, called Marvel Heroes.
Marvel Heroes: The Avengers to get a free MMO game