the supernatural
noun
: things that cannot be explained by science and seem to involve ghosts, spirits, magic, etc.
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In a lot of movies that deal with the supernatural, it’s hidden from the world.
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 8 Aug. 2025
As Nevermore Academy hosts a range of sirens, werewolves and shifters, the series is rooted in the supernatural, and Wednesday herself is also shown to have secret visions.
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
There's love of a more twisted kind in the supernatural rom-dram Together, starring real-life husband and wife Dave Franco and Alison Brie as a couple whose bodies start to mysteriously and horrifically morph and connect.
—EW.com, 28 July 2025
In fact, the supernatural comedy is a revelation of fantasy storytelling — often vibrantly animated and sophisticated in its serialized narratives.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 23 July 2025
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Selome Hailu, Variety, 8 Aug. 2025
As Nevermore Academy hosts a range of sirens, werewolves and shifters, the series is rooted in the supernatural, and Wednesday herself is also shown to have secret visions.
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
There's love of a more twisted kind in the supernatural rom-dram Together, starring real-life husband and wife Dave Franco and Alison Brie as a couple whose bodies start to mysteriously and horrifically morph and connect.
—EW.com, 28 July 2025
In fact, the supernatural comedy is a revelation of fantasy storytelling — often vibrantly animated and sophisticated in its serialized narratives.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 23 July 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 22 Aug. 2025.
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