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
Cage will have the same superhuman powers as the traditional Spider-Man, except for the artificial web shooters.
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Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 23 May 2026
Knowledge workers face the sharpest exposure, as their output is exactly what AI replicates best, at superhuman speed, around the clock.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
Fledgling private investigator Ben Riley (Nicholas Cage in his first lead role on a television show) has long abandoned his superhuman alter-ego, The Spider.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 May 2026
France lost the final on penalties, but Mbappé scored a hat trick in a superhuman performance that cemented his legacy as a World Cup immortal.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
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Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 23 May 2026
Knowledge workers face the sharpest exposure, as their output is exactly what AI replicates best, at superhuman speed, around the clock.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
Fledgling private investigator Ben Riley (Nicholas Cage in his first lead role on a television show) has long abandoned his superhuman alter-ego, The Spider.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 May 2026
France lost the final on penalties, but Mbappé scored a hat trick in a superhuman performance that cemented his legacy as a World Cup immortal.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superhuman
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Many in the mountaineering community have hailed Hillary Dawa’s survival as miraculous.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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That the World Cup happened at all in a nation recovering from such destruction seemed miraculous to a young Luna.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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With the Hurricanes, Seminoles and Gators all failing to advance past regionals for the first time since 2022, the Sunshine State's lack of representation in both the super regionals and College World Series will feel uncanny.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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The current wave of new acts — think Fcukers, Underscores, and of course, PinkPantheress — wield the sound with an uncanny magnetism, as if communicating from a post-digital future.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
2 June 2026
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But might Haaland or the ageless Messi go on a magical run?—
Greg Cote
June 4,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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On a blind date, his descriptions of magical griffins and burning deserts sound humiliatingly immature.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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Hong Kong, Seoul — Kim Jong Un led the celebrations, and players wept with joy, as Asian club soccer’s newest women’s champions toasted a continental conquest that caps a remarkable run for North Korea’s female footballers.—
Andrew McNicol,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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The weekend overall was up a remarkable 63% from the same weekend last year, according to Comscore.—
Jake Coyle,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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Obsession, a Toronto premiere that has since turned into one of the year’s unlikeliest box-office successes with rare, late-run weekend gains, traces how forbidden desire spirals into supernatural terror.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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Brodie explores the allure of the pop-cultural underdog and writes about her characters’ chemistry and near-supernatural connection in a way that makes improv seem like literal magic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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“Superhuman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superhuman. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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