as in miraculous
being so extraordinary or abnormal as to suggest powers which violate the laws of nature
in his dreams the boy can always perform superhuman feats
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Recent Examples of superhuman
The belief these teams have cancels out Monday; both sides go into this thing feeling superhuman.
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The Athletic College Basketball Staff, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
While tech companies have been throwing around impressive-sounding claims of superhuman performance in narrow tasks, business leaders and policymakers have been left squinting through the hype, trying to figure out what any of it actually means for the real world.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Peter Dinklage plays the title role, a janitor who becomes a CEO-fighting vigilante after falling into toxic waste and transforming into a mutant with superhuman size and strength.
—Ben Rosenstock, Time, 16 May 2025
Seriously, some of his recoveries seem superhuman, like film of prime Carl Lewis was spliced into the game tape.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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The Athletic College Basketball Staff, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
While tech companies have been throwing around impressive-sounding claims of superhuman performance in narrow tasks, business leaders and policymakers have been left squinting through the hype, trying to figure out what any of it actually means for the real world.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Peter Dinklage plays the title role, a janitor who becomes a CEO-fighting vigilante after falling into toxic waste and transforming into a mutant with superhuman size and strength.
—Ben Rosenstock, Time, 16 May 2025
Seriously, some of his recoveries seem superhuman, like film of prime Carl Lewis was spliced into the game tape.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superhuman
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There's also a nod to the narrator's wife making an unexpected comeback late on, though Robbie's miraculous/implausible (delete as appropriate) return from the dead stretches credibility way past breaking point.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
29 June 2025
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Considering her herculean effort and miraculous success, the speediness of her undoing is stunning.—
Literary Hub
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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That the vice president would be more amusing with less hair, a perfectly rounded face, and an uncanny, doll-like stare?—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2025
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In Girls with Long Shadows, the triplets are linked by that uncanny psychological and physical sibling familiarity; if one sister has a headache, the other two’s temples pulse with empathetic pain.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 June 2025
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Anyone who listens to the Randolphs, who live on the property of the Clyde Butcher Big Cypress Gallery, will get an earful on how beautiful, magical and serene the Big Cypress National Preserve is.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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Many climate researchers consider this magical thinking.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Certainly, there are plenty of big, long-time online creators who are producing good-quality content at remarkable velocity.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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The stern instructor displays a remarkable amount of patience as the student bashes the unfortunate victim against every solid surface in sight — even alien beings capable of traversing the cosmos can have bad days at the office.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
20 June 2025
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Along with being experts in the martial arts, many of the competitors exhibit supernatural abilities.—
Michileen Martin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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An exhibition in Japan highlights supernatural spirits imbued with the fears and anxieties of everyday life.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
16 June 2025
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“Superhuman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superhuman. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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