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
Moreover, believing in unseen things or miracles had never been Ponson's strong suit.
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Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
There is no miracle or magic to improving literacy in Maryland’s schools.
—Clarence C. Crawford, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2026
In the meantime, Perez is praying for an Easter miracle.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Those of us working in HIV immediately feared that lenacapavir would become another medical miracle whose impact on the epidemic would be delayed for years while access slowly expanded and prices gradually fell.
—Michael Rose, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
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Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
There is no miracle or magic to improving literacy in Maryland’s schools.
—Clarence C. Crawford, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2026
In the meantime, Perez is praying for an Easter miracle.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Those of us working in HIV immediately feared that lenacapavir would become another medical miracle whose impact on the epidemic would be delayed for years while access slowly expanded and prices gradually fell.
—Michael Rose, STAT, 3 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for miracle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miracle
Noun
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The marvel of the play, and of this keenly staged and performed production, is its emotional volatility, the quiver of truth behind the percolating dialogue of evasion or shaming accusation.—
Steven Winn,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Apr. 2026
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These marvels of engineering elevate riders as high as 210 feet (64 meters), send them through dizzying loops and corkscrews and propel them at speeds as high as 76 mph (122 kilometers per hour).—
John Haddad,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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What began as a grungy early 2000s desert fest has since evolved into a high-end global cultural phenomenon.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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While the initial move into smartphones posed a risk to Apple's device margins, the gamble paid off through what would become a massive industry-altering phenomenon.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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These tasty wonders will make dish duty a breeze.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2026
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A little perspective can often do wonders for a mental adjustment.—
Chi Varnado,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Hans was a provocateur, not a prodigy—and certainly not a threat.—
Ben Mezrich,
Vanity Fair,
6 Apr. 2026
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They get captured by Hungarian gangsters and have to fight (and kill) their way out of an inn run by a shady former dance prodigy (Uma Thurman).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Miracle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miracle. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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