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
Do the Avalanche go on to grind out a narrow win, keep their season alive, go back home to Denver and get to work on a mile-high miracle?
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Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 27 May 2026
That would be the miracle of how work this wonderful is continually being done in humble Pasadena, on a Broadway scale.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 May 2026
Tomorrow’s miracle cures will be the product of many small gains that may have seemed insignificant — or even cost-ineffective — at the time.
—Sally C. Pipes, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026
This state has numerous organizations that bind ties between people and neighborhoods — nonprofits that seek volunteers and perform miracles on a daily basis.
—Tara Sonenshine, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2026
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Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 27 May 2026
That would be the miracle of how work this wonderful is continually being done in humble Pasadena, on a Broadway scale.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 May 2026
Tomorrow’s miracle cures will be the product of many small gains that may have seemed insignificant — or even cost-ineffective — at the time.
—Sally C. Pipes, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026
This state has numerous organizations that bind ties between people and neighborhoods — nonprofits that seek volunteers and perform miracles on a daily basis.
—Tara Sonenshine, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miracle
Noun
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There are few shows that have been as successful in introducing new faces as HBO’s medical marvel The Pitt.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2026
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The other two are flute innovator and composer Claire Chase and percussion marvel and UC San Diego professor Steven Schick.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Over the past two centuries, soccer – or football, as it is called in much of the English-speaking world – has become a truly global phenomenon that connects fans on all continents.—
Thomas Adam,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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Unbeknownst to Rick, the track, a love song, is a phenomenon, with millions of streams.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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Last summer, Amy Gleason became a true believer in the wonders of artificial intelligence.—
Elizabeth Dwoskin,
Washington Post,
4 June 2026
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Little wonder, then, that so many candidates see an opening.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
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Two years later, Simon Porte Jacquemus, the prodigy from Provence, had models brave a shower of gently falling straw in giant hats made of the same material at his spring 2023 show.—
Irene Kim,
Vogue,
30 May 2026
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Originally written by Tim Rice, the musical centers on two chess grandmasters, American prodigy Freddie Trumper (Tveit) and Russian grandmaster Anatoly Sergievsky (Christopher), who face off in tournaments amid Cold War tensions.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
26 May 2026
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“Miracle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miracle. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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