1
as in theoretical
dealing with or expressing a quality or idea
a work that deals with such metaphysical questions as the very nature of knowledge
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as in supernatural
of, relating to, or being part of a reality beyond the observable physical universe
belief in a metaphysical world beyond the one in which we live
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Recent Examples of metaphysical
However, the practice exists in a legal gray area, with sellers facing potential bans due to Etsy's policy on metaphysical services.
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Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Many early critics have disparaged the film for being a confusing, melodramatic, metaphysical mess.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
The exhibition embraces contradiction, images that are grotesque and sacred, humorous and terrifying, physical and metaphysical.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Glenn Turner Turner is a leftist Oakland activist who retired after running a metaphysical and pagan shop for 30 years.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
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Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Many early critics have disparaged the film for being a confusing, melodramatic, metaphysical mess.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
The exhibition embraces contradiction, images that are grotesque and sacred, humorous and terrifying, physical and metaphysical.
—George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Glenn Turner Turner is a leftist Oakland activist who retired after running a metaphysical and pagan shop for 30 years.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metaphysical
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Early explorations of the theme included self-portraits EXPORT made in male drag, as well as forays in poetry and theoretical feminist texts.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
15 May 2026
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But the new one is no longer theoretical.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Following its buzzy premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, Focus Features acquired the $750,000 indie for $15 million, with critics and audiences praising its bold take on supernatural horror.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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As the entity begins hunting them down one by one, the film blends supernatural terror with the precarity, exploitation and invisibility of immigrant labor.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Na sits in the corner of a Côte d’Azur waterfront lounge on a glorious midday, the sky an almost abstract blue.—
Joshua Rothkopf,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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And this sense of mutual alienation, of being neither here nor there, that Franny and Elliott live with suggests that the political is no longer seen from a potentially abstract place and finally bleeds into realm of the personal.—
Lé Baltar,
IndieWire,
17 May 2026
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The family, unconvinced the death was accidental, enlists a paranormal investigator who uncovers something far more disturbing than a conventional crime.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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School groups and paranormal activity societies have also toured the space in the past, Fulmer said, with one group of Fort Osage students even using the mansion to film a video project.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
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The study’s scope includes an optional component — triggered only if the initial assessment warrants it — that would produce a conceptual design and site plan for a potential eastern substation, including cost estimates.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
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Progress may require creative conceptual innovation.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
18 May 2026
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In Madonna and Stuart Price’s manifesto for the singer’s forthcoming record, CONFESSIONS II, the duo has tapped into the transcendental properties of dance music.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
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To the victim, a transcendental thief is still a thief.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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Her character’s mental unraveling was mirrored in real life when Lasser, at the height of her celebrity and just weeks after Mary’s breakdown episode aired, hosted Saturday Night Live.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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On top of that, there is a serious mental component.—
Nicole Williams,
AJC.com,
18 May 2026
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The mountains and the energy of the place inject this kind of mystical majesty into the work.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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The aesthetic Eye-pleasing patterns, mystical motifs, and fun, boldly colored pairings.—
Bridget Mills-Powell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 May 2026
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“Metaphysical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metaphysical. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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