as in wonders
something extraordinary or surprising
it's a miracle that you weren't hurt in the accident
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Recent Examples of miracles
Believing miracles can happen is how Tony Arenas has approached his life-threatening medical challenges.
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Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Not only that, Liverpool’s second summer transfer window under him was riotous (unprecedented, really, for the club and the Premier League), rendering miracles unnecessary.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
It has been said that those miracles were sent by Therese and were evidence of God’s love for the world.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
But nothing beats watching fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, and miracles with Westley/The Man in Black/The Dread Pirate Roberts as your guide.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
GLP-1s work 'miracles' in treating PCOS.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Small miracles of kindness and kinship are thin on the ground.
—Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Since his death, two miracles have been attributed to him, and Pope Leo XIV canonized him Sunday.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Witnessing the rise of the internet, cellphones and social media as a teenager, Acutis harnessed these new powers of communication and coded a website to catalogue and promote eucharistic miracles.
—Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Not only that, Liverpool’s second summer transfer window under him was riotous (unprecedented, really, for the club and the Premier League), rendering miracles unnecessary.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
It has been said that those miracles were sent by Therese and were evidence of God’s love for the world.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
But nothing beats watching fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, and miracles with Westley/The Man in Black/The Dread Pirate Roberts as your guide.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
GLP-1s work 'miracles' in treating PCOS.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Small miracles of kindness and kinship are thin on the ground.
—Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
Since his death, two miracles have been attributed to him, and Pope Leo XIV canonized him Sunday.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Witnessing the rise of the internet, cellphones and social media as a teenager, Acutis harnessed these new powers of communication and coded a website to catalogue and promote eucharistic miracles.
—Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miracles
Noun
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In fact, our parent tester of 2 and 4 year olds revealed that a little soap and water works wonders on most surfaces.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Guardians’ pitching plan worked wonders for the first six innings.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bridges have always been one of the most awe-inspiring marvels of engineering.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Even within genre parameters, the director never takes the road well-traveled, offering jolts and marvels around every corner.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The prince of the prodigies, of course, is Lamine Yamal, who in April 2023 became the youngest player to debut for Barcelona in the 21st century aged 15 years, 9 months, and 16 days.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The company, founded by 20-something co-founder prodigies Sriharsha Guduguntla and Atul Raghunathan, uses conversational AI to train sales teams with deep, specific product knowledge and simulations that mimic real sales meetings.—
Derek Newton,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Miracles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miracles. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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