as in mystic
impossible to prove, understand, or explain by either the senses or intelligence
Survivors of near-death experiences sometimes report mystical visions of the afterlife.
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Recent Examples of mystical
Luke recruits his sister, Charlotte, played by Natalie Portman, in the latest official trailer for Guy Ritchie’s action adventure thriller for Apple TV+ to help reveal the mystical spring behind the legendary Fountain of Youth by using clues hid in paintings by six master artists in the 1600s.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025
Naveena Denim Mills took a mystical approach to describing denim’s past, present and future with novelty tarot cards that described the mill’s collections.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 22 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, with the help of her own mystical McGuffin, the crystal ball Sakarnen, Moiraine duels with Lanfear.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
In addition, Netflix released a teaser trailer that shows Morpheus, lord of a mystical realm known as The Dreaming, reuniting with his siblings.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 17 Apr. 2025
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2025
Naveena Denim Mills took a mystical approach to describing denim’s past, present and future with novelty tarot cards that described the mill’s collections.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 22 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, with the help of her own mystical McGuffin, the crystal ball Sakarnen, Moiraine duels with Lanfear.
—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
In addition, Netflix released a teaser trailer that shows Morpheus, lord of a mystical realm known as The Dreaming, reuniting with his siblings.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mystical
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According to Nutritionists By Brianna Peters In an era when nearly everything feels politicized and uncertain, these mystic tools offer something precious: a means of reconnecting with ourselves.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
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In the West, she’s been sanctified, but also portrayed as a sinner, a nun, a mystic, and Jesus’ wife.—
Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2025
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Henry, afflicted by a psychic link to the monsters behind the veil of the Stranger Things universe, has to go into writhing, spitting paroxysms at least once every 20 minutes or so.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
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They were in fact treated like psychic seismographs, picking up disturbances and instability, prophecies of good fortune or doom.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2025
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Whether Daboll possesses an uncanny ability to identify franchise quarterbacks or just got lucky with Allen, the Dart pick will at least provide an answer.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Born in Odessa, Texas, Kyle grew up hunting with his father and quickly discovered his uncanny aim.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Some people are already well aware of Norse Atlantic, despite the company’s somewhat mysterious profile.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Nathan Carman died by suicide in his jail cell in 2023 as the prime suspect in his mother’s mysterious 2016 drowning death at sea — and in the 2013 shooting death of his wealthy grandfather.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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The story follows the three Maxwell siblings who grew up as the only Black family in a gated Dallas neighborhood, also tormented by strange and unexplainable demonic happenings in their house.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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Back in 2021, the Housewives Institute came up with the 100 most unhinged, unexplainable, and unforgettable moments in the 15 years that the franchise had been on the air up to that point.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
19 July 2024
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The rules allow investigators of every social class and how to bring them together for a game of supernatural mystery.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Armed with her signature razor-sharp wit and deadpan charm, Wednesday is also plunged into a new bone-chilling supernatural mystery.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Mystical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mystical. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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