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Recent Examples of supernormal As one example, many animals have been observed to be susceptible to supernormal stimuli. IEEE Spectrum, 28 Feb. 2018 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 vision that’s ascribed to him is instead the microscopic view—a dissector’s terrifying, supernormal closeness to the facts. Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 11 June 2021 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
  • Meanwhile Kal-El, an alien from the planet Krypton who embraces a new identity on Earth as Superman, comes well-equipped with superhuman abilities.
    Devan Coggan, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2025
  • Who knows how cribbage culture might change if computers ever get superhuman cribbage abilities.
    Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025
Adjective
  • Young has lofted up passes in practice and McMillan has shown off his uncanny ability to pluck the ball out of the air.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Until then, get to know the woman with an uncanny resemblance to Caitríona Balfe’s Claire and her fascinating entry into the Outlander universe.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Thanks to Roman and Milo’s new magical powers, Justin is now tasked with training three young wizardsfor the Family Wizard Competition.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
  • But when the Twits rise to power in their town, two brave orphans and a family of magical animals are forced to become as tricky as the Twits in order to save the city.
    Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Emergency room doctors see the worst-case scenarios, the weird fluke accidents, the mysterious ailments and miraculous recoveries.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Three years after a 10-year-old boy endured a vicious shark attack that took his right leg below the knee, the now-teen is sharing his story of the life-altering encounter and miraculous series of events that culminated in his survival.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025

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“Supernormal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supernormal. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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