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
This year’s Miami Grand Prix has been more of a logistical miracle than any other year because its spot on the Hard Rock Stadium calendar is snuggled tightly between the Miami Open tennis tournament and World Cup soccer.
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Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
To early European colonizers, sassafras appeared to be a medical miracle.
—Kari Traylor, JSTOR Daily, 30 Apr. 2026
What sounds like a miracle is the effects of a deep brain stimulation procedure Echemendia underwent at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Barring a miracle, most of us won’t be doing power push-ups and racing upstairs in the last years of life.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
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Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
To early European colonizers, sassafras appeared to be a medical miracle.
—Kari Traylor, JSTOR Daily, 30 Apr. 2026
What sounds like a miracle is the effects of a deep brain stimulation procedure Echemendia underwent at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Barring a miracle, most of us won’t be doing power push-ups and racing upstairs in the last years of life.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miracle
Noun
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The staging is a marvel of special effects, but the most spectacular coup is the injection of emotionally resonant meaning.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Tech and size aside, Corinthian is an aesthetic marvel.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For Reykjavik native Gulla Jónsdóttir, the Aurora Borealis phenomena, molten-red erupting volcanoes, black sand shores and hot water grottoes were part of everyday life growing up.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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Previously, in 2021, the Pentagon published a report investigating UAP that found no evidence linking such phenomena to aliens or extraterrestrial activity.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
8 May 2026
Noun
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The series is not just a chronicle of the planet’s wonders but a specific act of historical homage.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Food and drink Mostrador, Marram’s singular food concept, is an elevated counter service spot with Uruguayan flair (no wonder, as it is helmed by an Uruguayan team that knows a thing or two about fantastic beach food).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
Noun
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The 19-year-old Italian prodigy started first after taking his third consecutive pole position for the race.—
Sahil Kapur,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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Halioua got her big break from Laura Deming, a former child prodigy who was accepted to MIT at age 14 and later co-founded the world’s largest venture fund for longevity research.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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“Miracle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miracle. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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