as in superhuman
being so extraordinary or abnormal as to suggest powers which violate the laws of nature
the little boy pretended to be a comic book hero with supernormal powers
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Recent Examples of supernormal
The vision that’s ascribed to him is instead the microscopic view—a dissector’s terrifying, supernormal closeness to the facts.
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Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 11 June 2021
Workers at a handful of firms, including Amazon and Walmart, have made superhuman efforts to fulfil online orders, and their investors have made supernormal profits as Wall Street has bid up their shares on euphoria that Western retailing is at the cutting edge.
—The Economist, 30 Dec. 2020
Adversarial examples can be seen as a form of supernormal stimuli for neural networks.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Feb. 2018
The Tax Policy Center assumes that 60% of corporate income taxes fall on what are called supernormal returns, which are the extra profits some companies can earn because of strategic advantages such as monopolistic power.
—Richard Rubin, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2017
Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 11 June 2021
Workers at a handful of firms, including Amazon and Walmart, have made superhuman efforts to fulfil online orders, and their investors have made supernormal profits as Wall Street has bid up their shares on euphoria that Western retailing is at the cutting edge.
—The Economist, 30 Dec. 2020
Adversarial examples can be seen as a form of supernormal stimuli for neural networks.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Feb. 2018
The Tax Policy Center assumes that 60% of corporate income taxes fall on what are called supernormal returns, which are the extra profits some companies can earn because of strategic advantages such as monopolistic power.
—Richard Rubin, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supernormal
Adjective
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What went into choreographing a fight between two superhuman combatants?—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
23 Sep. 2025
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His powers included manipulating fire, engulfing his body in flames, superhuman strength and flying.—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
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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
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The magical experiences and their significant meaning often fade without pre-dosing planning and post-session support.—
Sonia Singh,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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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
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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
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“Supernormal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supernormal. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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