as in marvel
something extraordinary or surprising
it's a miracle that you weren't hurt in the accident
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Recent Examples of miracle
Atmospheric and lush, Full Bloom is the story of Iris, so overwhelmed by life that only a miracle could set her free.
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Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
30 June 2026
Syd was always going places, but Richie and Tina — and, of course, the fabulous Fak brothers, Neil (Matty Matheson) and Ted (Ricky Staffieri) — were the miracles of the piece.
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Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Alyssa encourages all who wish to welcome children to advocate for themselves, believe in the possibility of miracles, be open to all avenues to parenthood and give themselves grace to feel all of their emotions that come with the journey.
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Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
Plenty of Americans seem scandalized that more Western Europeans don’t embrace the technological miracle of AC.
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Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
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Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
30 June 2026
Syd was always going places, but Richie and Tina — and, of course, the fabulous Fak brothers, Neil (Matty Matheson) and Ted (Ricky Staffieri) — were the miracles of the piece.
—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Alyssa encourages all who wish to welcome children to advocate for themselves, believe in the possibility of miracles, be open to all avenues to parenthood and give themselves grace to feel all of their emotions that come with the journey.
—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
Plenty of Americans seem scandalized that more Western Europeans don’t embrace the technological miracle of AC.
—
Thomas Chatterton Williams,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for miracle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miracle
Noun
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Durica said the event that shaped the world leaves behind much more than a board game and a marvel of engineering.
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The Amazing Race is a program that used to win this category year over year, and is considered a production marvel.
Noun
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Obviously, there are rooftoppers that hail from all over the planet, so perhaps young generations with nothing left to lose are a universal phenomenon nowadays.
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Either dark energy is a real phenomenon, causing the universe to grow bigger at a faster and faster rate, or there is no dark energy at all, and scientists have somehow misunderstood the laws of gravity at cosmic scales.
Noun
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This avoidance tactic can explain the modern mismatch between sounds and spelling in wolf, wood and wonder.
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No wonder Yard Act realized music is the lifeline that just might pull us back out of the muck.
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Mikel Oyarzabal’s brace and Pedro Porro’s first international goal powered the win, while 18-year-old prodigy Lamine Yamal again flashed playmaking brilliance without delivering a signature scoring explosion.
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And fans have been delirious for years about our most exciting attacker, Nestory Irankunda, a twenty-year-old prodigy from Adelaide, who plays for Watford, in England, and who can strike the ball with unteachable grace.
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“Miracle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miracle. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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