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as in supernatural
of, relating to, or being part of a reality beyond the observable physical universe
the concept of the soul as a transcendental entity that exists entirely apart from the body
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as in superhuman
being so extraordinary or abnormal as to suggest powers which violate the laws of nature
in his speeches he manifests a transcendental ability to inspire people from all points on the political spectrum
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Recent Examples of transcendental
In recent years the museum has hosted a number of notable exhibitions of work by Frey, by designer and architect Alexander Girard, by transcendental artist Agnes Pelton and by California painter Wayne Thiebaud.
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Booth Moore, WWD, 17 June 2024
The transcendental poets and Dante in the same week, Harriman-Jewell Series?
—Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2024
If Christianity has a transcendental core rooted in and ultimately oriented to another world, that does not absolve us from persistent ethical striving in this one.
—David Harsanyi, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
Fortunately, mathematics also offers other ways of discerning whether a number is an integer, irrational or even transcendental.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2024
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Booth Moore, WWD, 17 June 2024
The transcendental poets and Dante in the same week, Harriman-Jewell Series?
—Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2024
If Christianity has a transcendental core rooted in and ultimately oriented to another world, that does not absolve us from persistent ethical striving in this one.
—David Harsanyi, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
Fortunately, mathematics also offers other ways of discerning whether a number is an integer, irrational or even transcendental.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2024
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Making a film that’s exciting, that’s scary in moments and deals with supernatural — there’s a ghost haunting these ideas.Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Happy whales strapped with barrels of coins, supernatural serpentine disco queens.Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
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The symptoms associated with people high on those synthetic drugs are nearly identical to symptoms of people said to be experiencing excited delirium — violence and aggression, paranoia, psychosis, superhuman strength, hyperthermia and even death.Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
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More recent iterations have given him power replication, voice mimicry, size alteration, density control, and superhuman strength.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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The venue's beloved mechanical bull, country music memorabilia, Bobby Mackey's stage costumes, a 2004 Ford Thunderbird, items related to the venue's paranormal folklore and more were sold in a public auction over the summer.Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024
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The county noted that the place was even visited by paranormal investigators from SyFy Channel’s Ghost Hunters.Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Here are a few ideas for quick travel options to go to places that will surely be covered in beautiful, magical snow this winter.Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Lights Under Louisville, located in the Louisville Mega Cavern, is a magical drive-through holiday light show situated 100 feet below ground.Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 15 Dec. 2024
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Although the machines’ inventor is concerned with metaphysical questions—do intelligent robots disprove God’s existence?—his engineer son sees the potential for major profit and manufactures robots for sale around the world, with disastrous results.Elvia Wilk, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Her interest in mysteries and the occult began in the metaphysical section at her local Borders.Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 13 Dec. 2024
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Around the same time, The County Buzz – the high school sports magazine Etienne launched in 2005 – made a miraculous comeback.Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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This is a 16-time Funny Car champion, mind you, whose latest chapter reads like something out of a Hollywood blockbuster, complete with fire, fury, and a miraculous escape.Greg Engle, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Set in 1973, the film tells the story of a couple of musicians who accidentally record a mystical sound never before heard by human ears.Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Sandman follows Morpheus, lord of a mystical realm known as The Dreaming, who is the keeper of all of humanity’s dreams (and nightmares).Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 9 Dec. 2024
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An eighth-grader cross-legged on the floor of his parents’ bedroom, clicking the channel to IFC and finding the trio of uncanny coincidences that make up the film’s prologue.Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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The video should appear at once utterly convincing, ensuring that the effect of the transition into the live stage scene that follows feels somehow uncanny.Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Transcendental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transcendental. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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