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Recent Examples of superhuman Victor fine-tunes his research, and eventually succeeds in bringing to life a patchwork man of superhuman strength, put together with body parts plucked from corpses left behind on a battlefield. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 30 Aug. 2025 As medical students, it's seen as a strength to stay up all night, work 100 hours a week, say yes to everything asked of you, and perform your duties with an almost superhuman level of perfection, Ehrenfeld said. Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025 In the New York Times, Schmidt—yes that same guy who was talking up AGI in April—urged Silicon Valley to stop fixating on superhuman AI, warning that the obsession distracts from building useful technology. Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2025 John Henryism involves pressure not just to be good but to be impossibly good—superhuman, better than a machine, whether the machine is literal (the steam drill) or figurative (systemic racism). Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for superhuman
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Adjective
  • Inter reaching two Champions League finals in the past three seasons is nothing short of miraculous — particularly given the club got repossessed by the investment firm Oaktree just over a year ago.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In a miraculous turn of events, one of Whitefield’s closest friends and greatest promoters becomes none other than Benjamin Franklin.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The 1960 movie — powered by Bernard Herrmann's chilling score, Anthony Perkins' unnerving portrayal of hotel manager Norman Bates (for the movie, much younger than the character in Bloch's novel) and Hitchcock's uncanny showmanship — revolutionized the horror genre.
    JR Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Since signing to Matador, the band has sharpened its sound into a quirky, exhilarated alt-pop, too uncanny to be dance-punk and too lively to be slacker rock.
    Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Secret of Orange Blossom Cake is about three generations of strong women on an ancestral olive farm and one magical summer that changes everything.
    Rachel Linden, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The magical experiences and their significant meaning often fade without pre-dosing planning and post-session support.
    Sonia Singh, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Dodgers’ mood after Game 2 was one of jubilation, a remarkable conclusion to an enthralling game.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The Sennheiser Momentum 4 are top-level headphones, boasting a remarkable 60-hour battery life, rich and detailed sound, and adaptive ANC that just works, all while being light enough for all-day use.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This discovery unveils a supernatural mystery.
    Annika Pham, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Indy immediately senses something doesn't feel right and tries to protect Todd from a supernatural force that threatens their lives.
    Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Superhuman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superhuman. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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