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 History is against Australia flipping this game on its head and claiming a miracle victory. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026 Combining protection against the three diseases has been considered a miracle of modern medicine. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026 When 70 chickens at a local farm lay 128 eggs in just one night after the arrival of a red helmet biker Emanuel, the event is described as a miracle and Emanuel hailed by the local priest as a prophet of divine powers. — John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for miracle

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The Sound and the Fury The Compson family, their struggles, and their haunting legacies are at the center of this shattering, stream-of-consciousness marvel by William Faulkner.

— Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
The Panama Canal is an engineering marvel best appreciated with your own eyes.

— DeMarco Williams, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of marvel

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The show became a global phenomenon in the hands of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, James May and producer Andy Wilman.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
While prediction markets’ explosive growth is a recent phenomenon, event contracts aren’t new and are just another prior innovation within that framework, not a departure from it.

— Brian Quintenz, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of phenomenon

Noun

Janelle Patton, the founder of Lark Interiors, notes that picking out great bedding, towels, and window treatments will work wonders.

— Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 21 Aug. 2026
It’s done wonders for the local economy, and entirely serves the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the surrounding regions.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of wonder

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Fort Worth-area baseball prodigy Luke Esquivel has transferred from Grapevine to five-time state champion Southlake Carroll, his father told the Star-Telegram Wednesday.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
Directed by Janus Metz off a screenplay by Sam Chalsen and Nelson Greaves, Unabomber follows Ted Kaczynski’s (Tremblay) transformation from 16-year-old Harvard prodigy into the infamous Unabomber.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026

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