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
Lusti, as her superhuman friends call her, has racked up more first descents on mountains of consequence than arguably any other other woman in the last 10 years.
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Outside Online, 10 Dec. 2025
There’s not really much difference between this world and the real one, other than the girls running derbies on two legs at superhuman speed.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
So much went into that Week 2 debacle, from an endless line of injuries to superhuman performances by the home team.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 6 Dec. 2025
The team wondered if these traditional gestures pointed to what Vinjamuri calls a superhuman alphabet.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Dec. 2025
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Outside Online, 10 Dec. 2025
There’s not really much difference between this world and the real one, other than the girls running derbies on two legs at superhuman speed.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
So much went into that Week 2 debacle, from an endless line of injuries to superhuman performances by the home team.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 6 Dec. 2025
The team wondered if these traditional gestures pointed to what Vinjamuri calls a superhuman alphabet.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superhuman
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Some miraculous news, unexpected news.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Blüemlisalphütte, its red and white shutters glinting in the miraculous sudden sunlight.—
Lucy Kehoe,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Heeler family home is recreated in uncanny detail—from Bandit’s armchair to the backyard barbecue—with interactive games (led by a cheeky garden gnome named Rhonda), music, and secret nooks that delight kids and grown-ups.—
Alli Forde,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Nov. 2025
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Working with rosters that were far from flawless, Bochy demonstrated an uncanny ability to push the right buttons and put players in positions to succeed.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
6 Nov. 2025
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Set on Christmas Eve, this adaptation of Chris Van Allsburg's beloved 1985 children's book follows a young boy whose waning belief in Santa Claus is reinvigorated after hopping on a magical train to the North Pole.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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Now, even some areas of the magical Okavango Delta have become busy.—
Elizabeth Gordon,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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What’s remarkable is the Leafs have done it without Tanev, their best penalty killer, for most of the season and without another top penalty killer, Brandon Carlo, for the better part of the last two months.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The whimsical term has also been the title of countless poems, songs and books about remarkable coincidences or eureka moments.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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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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“Superhuman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superhuman. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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