as in supernatural
of, relating to, or being part of a reality beyond the observable physical universe
there are rumors that the old deserted mansion is the site of paranormal activity
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Recent Examples of paranormal
Ron Perlman stars as the gruff, cigar-chomping titular anti-hero juggling his job as a paranormal agent with a dark destiny that's finally catching up to him.
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
Canadians place the least faith, among various paranormal beliefs, in the existence of giant wolves.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The production company wanted Cadieux as its director of photography for an episode filming in Massachusetts about the Bridgewater Triangle, a roughly 200-square-mile area in the state known for what some people believe is paranormal activity.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 29 Dec. 2025
Momo awakens hidden spiritual powers while Okarun gains curse abilities, launching them into paranormal battles and a potential romance.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Dec. 2025
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
Canadians place the least faith, among various paranormal beliefs, in the existence of giant wolves.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The production company wanted Cadieux as its director of photography for an episode filming in Massachusetts about the Bridgewater Triangle, a roughly 200-square-mile area in the state known for what some people believe is paranormal activity.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 29 Dec. 2025
Momo awakens hidden spiritual powers while Okarun gains curse abilities, launching them into paranormal battles and a potential romance.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paranormal
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Set in Hawkins, Indiana in the 1980s, Stranger Things starts with a true-crime mystery that quickly turns supernatural.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
7 Jan. 2026
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An epic with supernatural and epigenetic overtones, this debut novel looks like a feast of a story.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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The real story is Latour’s encounter with the territory—transfigured, by Cather’s prose, into a metaphysical battleground and a sphinxlike witness.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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Sirāt‘s central themes are deeply rooted in both metaphysical allegory and contemporary societal critique.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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The study, published in the journal Biomolecules, found that participants who practiced transcendental meditation had lower expression of the genes associated with inflammation and aging.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
26 Dec. 2025
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Also worth exploring, though, is the storied, surreal Hokuriku region, a transcendental fantasy away from Japan’s congested tourist epicenters.—
Malik Peay,
Them.,
15 Dec. 2025
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“Paranormal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paranormal. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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