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
Smith’s ever-present sense of destiny, her mystical optimism, and her penchant for rebellion make for reminiscences that can sound at once bombastic and humble, half-invented and visceral.
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Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
Nikki Van De Car is a blogger, mother, writer, crafter, and lover of all things mystical.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
And don’t be afraid to bring your whole self — messy, mystical, hilarious — to the table.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 26 Oct. 2025
Graham describes an almost mystical creative energy during the filming of a climactic reconciliation scene between Bruce and his dad.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
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Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
Nikki Van De Car is a blogger, mother, writer, crafter, and lover of all things mystical.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
And don’t be afraid to bring your whole self — messy, mystical, hilarious — to the table.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 26 Oct. 2025
Graham describes an almost mystical creative energy during the filming of a climactic reconciliation scene between Bruce and his dad.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mystical
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Helena, meanwhile, was supposedly a mystic receiving directions from spiritual masters hidden in the Himalayas.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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This was the danger Madison considered — that mystic memory would falsely elevate the Constitution.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Oct. 2025
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By 1974, though, many women had already discarded those notions as instruments of domination, psychic equivalents of the whalebone corset.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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If your story involves cloning, time travel, psychic powers, fine.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Heeler family home is recreated in uncanny detail—from Bandit’s armchair to the backyard barbecue—with interactive games (led by a cheeky garden gnome named Rhonda), music, and secret nooks that delight kids and grown-ups.—
Alli Forde,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Nov. 2025
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Working with rosters that were far from flawless, Bochy demonstrated an uncanny ability to push the right buttons and put players in positions to succeed.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
6 Nov. 2025
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As if dark energy weren't already mysterious and baffling enough, new research suggests that this unknown force may not be driving galaxies apart at an accelerating rate anymore.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The goddess planet knows the art of seduction, but when transiting Scorpio, her sweetness is equally seductive and mysterious.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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After all, the guy was a Marvel movie producer so knows all about unexplainable superpowers and secret identities.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Nov. 2025
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For Sturdevant, the ebbs and flows are unexplainable.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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Yes, this territory has been visited many times in other ways, mainly contemporary such as The Exoricst, but to see this kind of horror in what is described as a genre-bending supernatural thriller is a new one for me.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
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This came after director Ryan Coogler had asked her to work on his supernatural thriller, where Caton plays the son of a preacher.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Mystical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mystical. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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