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 The sentiment was echoed at the Salvadoran vigil, where attendees, many of whom were TPS holders, prayed together for a miracle to keep their families together. — Isabelle Foland, Des Moines Register, 8 Sep. 2026 After that miracle, the Wolverines won the game (asterisk) on a second Hail Mary attempt after the first was thrown out of the back of the end zone and showed the game clock at zero before anyone touched the ball. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026 Another miracle occurred on Meldrum and Benson streets in Detroit. — Julia Avant, CBS News, 5 Sep. 2026 Still, Under Story is about the devastation of a life that breaks down and the miracle of the life that blooms from those ashes. — Chloe Benjamain, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for miracle

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Here, age-old traditions fuse with contemporary flavors, archaeological marvels meet modernist museums, rugged peaks are juxtaposed against verdant plains, and stretches of sandy shorelines lead to charming inland villages.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
In 1959, Disneyland debuted an attraction that was, at the time, a technical and fantastical marvel.

— Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of marvel

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This cyclic climate phenomenon drives up temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, altering the world’s climate and weather patterns for months.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2026
The key to this illusion is a phenomenon called gravitational lensing, first predicted by Albert Einstein's 1915 theory of gravity, general relativity, which also first predicted the existence of gravitational waves.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2026

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Grounded in tragedy and yet evoking a consistent sense of wonder, the lady of the house looks less like a mirror for her husband than a magnifying glass held over his genius and grotesquerie.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
But most of all, wonder feels scarce because contemporary life has depleted the value of the moment.

— Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

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