the paranormal
noun
: strange events, abilities, etc., that cannot be explained by what is known about nature and the world
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Aaron Sagers is a travel and entertainment journalist/author with a special focus on folklore and the paranormal.
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Aaron Sagers, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
The result is an unfiltered and often chilling investigation that expands the boundaries of the paranormal genre.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
In 2025, participants were asked about more than 65 fears spanning government, conspiracy theories, crime, the environment, the economy, personal finances, artificial intelligence, health and illness, natural and human-made disasters, terrorism, war, the paranormal and more.
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Prodigy was deeply into esoteric knowledge and the paranormal.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2025
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Aaron Sagers, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
The result is an unfiltered and often chilling investigation that expands the boundaries of the paranormal genre.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
In 2025, participants were asked about more than 65 fears spanning government, conspiracy theories, crime, the environment, the economy, personal finances, artificial intelligence, health and illness, natural and human-made disasters, terrorism, war, the paranormal and more.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
Prodigy was deeply into esoteric knowledge and the paranormal.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the paranormal
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“The paranormal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20paranormal. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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