minor miracle
noun
: something good that is not very likely to happen but does happen
Doctors described her recovery as a minor miracle.
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That such a festival has maintained its vision, community, and purpose more than a decade after Ebert’s death is a minor miracle.
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
That won't change the fact that Braun's men are 27.5-point underdogs in Evanston and in need of a minor miracle as conference play gets underway.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Sep. 2025
Winning at either site would be a minor miracle.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
The Champions League leapt from 125 to 189 games last season — once that happened, every new edition of the EFL Cup is a minor miracle.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
That this came together in less than three months is a minor miracle.
—Joe Reedy, Fortune, 21 July 2025
In light of that history, this year’s parade, documented openly by thousands of iPhones and public Instagram posts, feels less like a typical party than a minor miracle.
—Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 25 June 2025
Or a Möbius strip, which is a minor miracle of geometry.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 17 June 2025
Elon Musk’s company might have just pulled off a minor miracle in both hemispheres.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
That won't change the fact that Braun's men are 27.5-point underdogs in Evanston and in need of a minor miracle as conference play gets underway.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Sep. 2025
Winning at either site would be a minor miracle.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
The Champions League leapt from 125 to 189 games last season — once that happened, every new edition of the EFL Cup is a minor miracle.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
That this came together in less than three months is a minor miracle.
—Joe Reedy, Fortune, 21 July 2025
In light of that history, this year’s parade, documented openly by thousands of iPhones and public Instagram posts, feels less like a typical party than a minor miracle.
—Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 25 June 2025
Or a Möbius strip, which is a minor miracle of geometry.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 17 June 2025
Elon Musk’s company might have just pulled off a minor miracle in both hemispheres.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
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“Minor miracle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20miracle. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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