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Recent Examples of unearthly And, third, there was the unearthly rush of the conflagrations. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025 What really does get Daph’s juices flowing is the unidentifiable unearthly sound Darcy captured after stepping inside a circle of mushrooms — never advisable. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Like its demonic specters, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust endures in the dark, safely packed in boxes available for purchase and waiting for unsuspecting lovers to savor its unearthly delights. Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2024 Along with Duccio, these artists produced religious works that still retain their unearthly glow. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 11 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for unearthly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unearthly
Adjective
  • AIs can consider more factors in their decisions than humans can, and this can endow them with superhuman performance on specialized tasks.
    Bruce Schneier, The Conversation, 16 June 2025
  • With his sword, superhuman strength, and loyal friends, He-Man defends Eternia and the secrets of Castle Grayskull from the forces of the evil sorcerer Skeletor.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 15 June 2025
Adjective
  • Eisenberg completed an eerie song praising West Elm as an oracular realm, then asked Scardino to write a short monologue to set it up.
    Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
  • To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — Some of the most intriguing science fiction springs from eerie, real-life phenomena.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 June 2025
Adjective
  • Immediately following Profiler came the recurring role of Cole Turner, a half-demon, on the Aaron Spelling supernatural drama Charmed from 2000 to 2003.
    Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
  • Rhonda and Jason Halbert wrote a trilogy of supernatural thriller books called The Goodpasture Chronicles.
    Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 4 July 2025
Adjective
  • In Girls with Long Shadows, the triplets are linked by that uncanny psychological and physical sibling familiarity; if one sister has a headache, the other two’s temples pulse with empathetic pain.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
  • That the vice president would be more amusing with less hair, a perfectly rounded face, and an uncanny, doll-like stare?
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • Despite his persistent claims of innocence, Chester Weger lived six decades in prison after confessing to the haunting 1960 Starved Rock State Park murders of three suburban Chicago women who were attacked during a hike in broad daylight.
    Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
  • But what began as an ordinary evening would soon become one of the region's most haunting cold cases.
    Christina Coulter, People.com, 7 June 2025
Adjective
  • Set in the world of Remedy’s 2020 paranormal action-adventure game Control, Firebreak takes place six years after the events of the mainline title, wherein a government organization dubbed the Federal Bureau of Control (FBC) has set up shop to contain an otherworldly threat known as the Hiss.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2025
  • Renovate your hotel, investigate paranormal happenings, and fend off eldritch abominations.
    Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 9 June 2025
Adjective
  • Many climate researchers consider this magical thinking.
    Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Anyone who listens to the Randolphs, who live on the property of the Clyde Butcher Big Cypress Gallery, will get an earful on how beautiful, magical and serene the Big Cypress National Preserve is.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • After decades of unleashing all sorts of brilliant, transcendental digs to people of all races and backgrounds, has Patti LuPone gone too far by doubling down on her feud with two prestigious actresses of color?
    Raven Smith, Vogue, 28 May 2025
  • Plus, the music is still transcendental across the board.
    David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025

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“Unearthly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unearthly. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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