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
To him, making a song was a joyful, even mystical act.
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David Pogue, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
During this period, the cards were still devoid of mystical associations.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
Despite the mystical reputation, Mercury retrograde is a very real astronomical illusion.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Following Kellou, a young woman who sees distressing visions of the past and future, the film is both a mystical parable and a metaphor-heavy narrative.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
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David Pogue, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026
During this period, the cards were still devoid of mystical associations.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
Despite the mystical reputation, Mercury retrograde is a very real astronomical illusion.
—Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Following Kellou, a young woman who sees distressing visions of the past and future, the film is both a mystical parable and a metaphor-heavy narrative.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mystical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mystical
Adjective
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Operating within those parameters, the mystic outlands trend extends to some of the world’s most mesmerizing corners.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2026
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At Barclays Center, Florence + the Machine gather participants to complete the spell-casting circle of their mystic and witchy art-pop (April 21-22, 24).—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Shirley Jackson had four kids and dirty hair, plus psychic tendencies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Her habit of cruelty is clearly an example of someone paying forward their psychic damage; dialogue has repeatedly riffed upon the idea that hurt people hurt people.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This uncanny quality is most apparent in the treatment of Rubio’s vocals.—
Daniel Bromfield,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
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The central role of Nanno – an enigmatic transfer student whose uncanny insight into the moral failings of those around her drives each episode’s reckoning – is taken by 20-year-old Nakajima Arisa in her screen debut.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Remote and mysterious, Rapa Nui continues to awe visitors who wonder how its earliest navigators found this isolated corner of the Pacific.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2026
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This is the most mysterious part of this for now.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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James Hollis, an immigration lawyer who leads the sports and entertainment practice at McEntee Law Group, has had similarly unexplainable experiences.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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The show‘s 218 episodes featured two investigators looking into sometimes unexplainable phenomenon starred David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Graham is best known for her role as the powerful witch Bonnie Bennett on the CW's popular supernatural teen series The Vampire Diaries.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Mar. 2026
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In the movies Bring Her Back and Weapons, supernatural forces take over children’s minds.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Mystical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mystical. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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