1
as in paranormal
of, relating to, or being part of a reality beyond the observable physical universe
believes in ghosts, guardian angels, and other supernatural beings
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2
as in superhuman
being so extraordinary or abnormal as to suggest powers which violate the laws of nature
he seems to read books with supernatural speed
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as in divine
of, relating to, or being God
believed he had a supernatural calling to join the ministry
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Recent Examples of supernatural
Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 12 Sep. 2025
Yet the payoff on the other side is far less chilling due to a lack of emotional current, even as this film’s swan-song set piece imposes some nifty special effects and supernatural atmosphere.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
The explosive song that started it all for BLACKPINK just got an unexpected second life thanks to a spot in Netflix’s super-successful supernatural series Wednesday.
—Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The protagonist of Nightbitch is only capable of change because supernatural forces pick her out of the crowd—and so, by implication, real women who resemble this character are stuck in static, all-too-human lives until the impossible happens for them as well.
—Nathaniel Moore
september 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
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Where lesser machines would buck and complain, the Defender floated over washboard surfaces with supernatural smoothness.
—Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 12 Sep. 2025
Yet the payoff on the other side is far less chilling due to a lack of emotional current, even as this film’s swan-song set piece imposes some nifty special effects and supernatural atmosphere.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
The explosive song that started it all for BLACKPINK just got an unexpected second life thanks to a spot in Netflix’s super-successful supernatural series Wednesday.
—Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The protagonist of Nightbitch is only capable of change because supernatural forces pick her out of the crowd—and so, by implication, real women who resemble this character are stuck in static, all-too-human lives until the impossible happens for them as well.
—Nathaniel Moore
september 10, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supernatural
Adjective
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Ghost Gear designs and sells professional-grade tools for paranormal investigators.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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From there, the group members become paranormal investigators.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Stuart sees a 20% chance that progress will continue until AI achieves superhuman intelligence.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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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
Adjective
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The divine-smelling duo pumps up thin strands like any volumizing formula, but then uses botanical extracts (pea sprout) and Capixyl (made from a biomimetic peptide and red clover extract) to improve scalp health.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Fighting an uphill battle is not part of the divine plan for your life and career.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With the demon defeated and the haunting over, the Warrens get to experience something of a happily ever after, living to experience Judy’s wedding and see their daughter have her own baby.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Despite specifying various antics with pills, a belt-as-noose, and a gun, Cloud has given him no real demons to explore.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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To the transcendental artist these conventional interpretations of reality are emotional and rational constructs devised by man to dilute or explain away the transcendental.—
Roy Scranton
August 20,
Literary Hub,
20 Aug. 2025
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Recently, the director picked up transcendental meditation — a famous practice of the late David Lynch — from her friend, Vera Drew.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The plaque used the words magical, alluring, galvanizing and adventurous, and their initials spelled MAGA.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Or, for something simpler and just as magical, step outside after dark and watch the Milky Way stretch and swirl above you.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Earlier this year, proof of an ancient garden was found at the holiest site in Christianity, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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And where the original Hollow Knight sent you plunging into the black depths of Hallownest, Silksong drives Hornet upward, scaling Pharloom alongside a procession of bug-like pilgrims, all drawn to the looming holy Citadel above.—
Keller Gordon,
NPR,
8 Sep. 2025
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In that spirit, the exhibition resists the expectation that women and non-binary artists must define themselves in contrast to a male norm.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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The spirit of his work, which earned him a humanism in medicine scholarship in medical school, is what prompted him to call Sutton-Schulman.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Supernatural.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supernatural. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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