as in marvel
something extraordinary or surprising
it's a miracle that you weren't hurt in the accident
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Recent Examples of miracle
England fans on the opposite end are still standing, while those on the Croatia side are mostly sitting, likely hoping against hope for a miracle.
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Jim Barnes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 June 2026
The atmosphere creates an almost impossible expectation, a roar of anticipation every time Messi gets the ball at his feet, an entire crowd longing to witness some kind of footballing miracle.
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Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
The miracle of film is its permanence.
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Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
16 June 2026
The mere existence of a marshmallow is a miracle.
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Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for miracle
Jim Barnes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 June 2026
The atmosphere creates an almost impossible expectation, a roar of anticipation every time Messi gets the ball at his feet, an entire crowd longing to witness some kind of footballing miracle.
—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
The miracle of film is its permanence.
—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
16 June 2026
The mere existence of a marshmallow is a miracle.
—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for miracle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miracle
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Gomez shared a video taken prior to the ceremony in which Swift marvels at her pal.
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Observe black cockatoos preen in the drooping she-oaks, or marvel at the Dali-esque outback, filled with its skeletal mallee trees.
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In part, that must be put down to a push phenomenon of ever more talent coming onto the market.
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Other Heliconius species also have impressively lengthy lives, enduring between 106 to 277 days, according to a study on the phenomenon published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications.
Noun
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The android has a sunny outlook and a childlike wonder about the humans around her, with Ortega describing her as being on the complete opposite end of the spectrum from Wednesday Addams.
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No wonder people are so eager to talk about it.
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Kevin Young—now The New Yorker’s poetry editor—was a year behind Whitehead, but already a campus prodigy.
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An engineering prodigy, Harley has to get creative to survive her large family, and invents a number of gizmos and gadgets to help improve her chaotic household.
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“Miracle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miracle. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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