Thesaurus results for MIRACLE

miracle

noun

ˈmir-i-kəl

Definition of miracle

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 Between these firsthand testimonies from veterans, his own medical miracle, and the spiritual experience, Perry became convinced that helping legitimize ibogaine should be his life’s mission. — Michelle Lhooq, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026 Because while surviving the unwinding of the Pac-12 was a miracle, staying relevant in modern college football is an entirely different war. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026 But with this hypothesis the siblings felt they had been given the freedom to dream for the first time—the very time a miracle might just happen. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 Using a mask sporadically won’t deliver lasting results—think of it like a mini spa treatment for your hair rather than a one-off miracle fix. — Anya Meyerowitz, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for miracle

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Then, as now, America’s supermarkets are a marvel of the free market.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
In other words, people on Earth weren't the only ones who got to participate in the marvel.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of marvel

Noun

Unlike circuits that store classical bits, qubits can exhibit strange phenomena like superposition and entanglement that give them extra computational power.

— Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
Spot-motion puppetry show De Fabeltjeskrant, created by Leen Valkenier, first broadcast in 1968 and went on to become a cultural phenomenon in the Netherlands and Belgium.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026

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Mistruths, false claims, scams, and other deceptive efforts are tricking people into thinking that a watermark removal app will do wonders, whereas the reality is that the results are at best half-mixed or aimed to cause damage.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Sustained dry heating works wonders, killing eggs as well as adult bedbugs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of wonder

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An Israeli high school computer science prodigy was erased from the official leaderboard at an international competition in Uzbekistan after displaying an Israeli flag on the victory podium.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Pollack’s character, Rosie, is a gifted cello prodigy who competes for the chance to open for the band Connect 3 (once again played by the Jonas Brothers) on their national tour after.

— Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026

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