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miraculous

adjective

mə-ˈra-kyə-ləs How to pronounce miraculous (audio)
Definition of miraculousnext
1
as in superhuman
being so extraordinary or abnormal as to suggest powers which violate the laws of nature the miraculous nature of the revelation

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2
as in wonderful
causing wonder or astonishment his miraculous escape from the burning building

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Recent Examples of miraculous Kyle Whittingham began his first season at Michigan with that miraculous yet controversial win against Western Michigan. — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 In an escape bordering on the miraculous, the crash somehow spared motorists on Milam Dairy Road and terrified workers in a bustling industrial warehouse district west of the airport. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026 But away from these miraculous rescues, the death toll continues to rise – two bodies were recovered from the same site where Lu was found – and other families are still enduring an agonizing wait for news of missing relatives. — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026 Very few things in all of medicine have struck me as close to miraculous. — Nitin Gogtay, STAT, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for miraculous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miraculous
  1. superhuman
  2. wonderful
  3. magical
  4. amazing
  5. uncanny
  6. astonishing
  7. remarkable
  8. surprising
Adjective
  • Pocket calculators are superhuman but narrow, whereas the first large language models, though barely articulate, were general.
    — George Musser, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
  • But our heroine, who’s clearly still possessed by the superhuman poise that Yeoh has weaponized across her brilliant career, is unconvinced.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of superhuman
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  • Reclaiming the work of women selling fish, and the word that was an insult but is now a beautiful brand, is a wonderful turn of phrase and time, to us.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • But De Santis is also wonderful at the end of the day, when the sun sets and Milan slowly begins to wind down.
    — Emma Bocchi, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of wonderful
Adjective
  • Love was in the air, the city was magical, and every detail was simply unforgettable!
    — Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Production designer Henry Dunn and costume designer Elisabeth Vastola make UCLA feel like a real-life social ecosystem rather than a generic backdrop, while still allowing every number to erupt into its own magical world of performance.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of magical
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  • The half-day Istanbul tour was amazing, with a visit to Zeyrek Mosque, exploring the Basilica Cistern, and wandering the Spice Market, alive with the most fragrant foodstuffs.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The ubiquitous carbon fiber looks amazing, of course, from the wide front intake to the active-aero winglets, fairings, the seat subframe, and even the license plate holder hanging off the tail.
    — Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of amazing
Adjective
  • Their resemblance is uncanny; near carbon copies, some thirty years apart.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Images often associated with barbarism on screen, like beheading the dead to memorialize them, are approached with an uncanny gentleness.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of uncanny
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  • Wong starred in, scripted, directed, and produced her own documentary about her travels, an astonishing feat at a time when Dorothy Arzner and Ida Lupino were two of the very few female directors in Hollywood.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Mackie debuted his signature style of lavish gowns, astonishing headpieces and dance-friendly designs in 1966 when he was enlisted by Gaynor to design the energetic singer-dancer’s costumes for her Las Vegas revue and subsequent television specials.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of astonishing
Adjective
  • What makes Italian culture genuinely unique is not a passive reverence for history, but a remarkable ability to constantly renegotiate that heritage in the service of the future.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • That said, the actress playing the diminutive vigilante — a remarkable Sneha Kumari — drums up just enough passion and intrigue to counterbalance this relatively rote unfurling.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of remarkable
Adjective
  • Even more surprising is how little these signatures have changed over billions of years.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The state AGs and the WGA filed suit in July after federal regulators had approved the deal, and gained surprising traction in a series of early court rulings, giving opponents of the merger hope it would be curtailed or even fully blocked.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
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“Miraculous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miraculous. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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