paranormal
adjective
para·nor·mal
ˌper-ə-ˈnȯr-məl 
ˌpa-rə-;
ˈper-ə-ˌnȯr-,
ˈpa-rə-
: not scientifically explainable : supernatural
paranormal
noun
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Examples of paranormal in a Sentence
there are rumors that the old deserted mansion is the site of paranormal activity
Recent Examples on the Web
As the guests’ paranormal features escalate, so do the demons — personal and literal — until reaching an inevitable, violent end.
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Kevin Nguyen, The Verge, 20 Apr. 2024
Instead, the show races to encompass all of those issues while trying to balance the show’s paranormal elements.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
This latest installment sees Winston having become a wealthy businessman who's founded a paranormal research center and even helps buddy Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) pay rent on his occult bookstore.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
Plus there’s a scientist (James Acaster) working at a paranormal research center.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
David is recruited by the Vatican’s secret service to ‘remote view’ a paranormal ability to see the unseen in order to detect evil.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024
Exposure on TikTok has led to jobs writing freelance pieces and contributing to documentaries about paranormal occurrences and unsolved mysteries.
—Leah Willingham, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024
The plot follows a trashy paranormal docu-series host who’s intent on proving herself as a legitimate investigative journalist, and her discovery that Godzilla is actually a malevolent supernatural force possessed by the souls of everyone killed in the Pacific theater during the war.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024
Whether paranormal, psychological, or genetic, humans have interpreted the idea of the doppelgänger in an assortment of ways.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
Kevin Nguyen, The Verge, 20 Apr. 2024
Instead, the show races to encompass all of those issues while trying to balance the show’s paranormal elements.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
This latest installment sees Winston having become a wealthy businessman who's founded a paranormal research center and even helps buddy Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) pay rent on his occult bookstore.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
Plus there’s a scientist (James Acaster) working at a paranormal research center.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
David is recruited by the Vatican’s secret service to ‘remote view’ a paranormal ability to see the unseen in order to detect evil.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024
Exposure on TikTok has led to jobs writing freelance pieces and contributing to documentaries about paranormal occurrences and unsolved mysteries.
—Leah Willingham, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024
The plot follows a trashy paranormal docu-series host who’s intent on proving herself as a legitimate investigative journalist, and her discovery that Godzilla is actually a malevolent supernatural force possessed by the souls of everyone killed in the Pacific theater during the war.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2024
Whether paranormal, psychological, or genetic, humans have interpreted the idea of the doppelgänger in an assortment of ways.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2024
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paranormal
adjective
para·nor·mal
ˌpar-ə-ˈnȯr-məl
: not understandable in terms of known scientific laws and phenomena
experiments in paranormal cognition of drawings—Psychological Abstracts
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