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the supernatural

noun

: things that cannot be explained by science and seem to involve ghosts, spirits, magic, etc.

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Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer shared a small update with Deadline on their spinoff idea that has been brewing since Season 4 of the supernatural show came out in the summer of 2022. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2025 The teenagers took in the movie from Rozz’s 1967 Dodge Dart and reveled in its gore and bouts of the supernatural. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2025 More times than not, the supernatural happens because of it. Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025 Everything crystallized in 1984, when Fox landed the lead role in the supernatural coming-of-age farce Teen Wolf, renewed his contract for season 3 of Family Ties, and got the call to meet with Zemeckis and Spielberg about a little film already a month and a half into production. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the supernatural

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“The supernatural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20supernatural. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.

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