paranormal
adjective
para·nor·mal
ˌper-ə-ˈnȯr-məl 
ˌpa-rə-;
ˈper-ə-ˌnȯr-,
ˈpa-rə-
: not scientifically explainable : supernatural
paranormal
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there are rumors that the old deserted mansion is the site of paranormal activity
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Wolff had written paranormal fiction before, but love stories were her O.T.P., her one true pairing.
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Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Some comments under the video show viewers spooked by the scene, weighing in on whether the leg movement was a result of some kind of paranormal intervention or not.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
It was written by a retired linguist and paranormal hobbyist who skeptics felt played with the truth.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
While tending to the property, Lawson, who lived above the nightclub until his death in 2012, started having paranormal experiences.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024
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Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Some comments under the video show viewers spooked by the scene, weighing in on whether the leg movement was a result of some kind of paranormal intervention or not.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
It was written by a retired linguist and paranormal hobbyist who skeptics felt played with the truth.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
While tending to the property, Lawson, who lived above the nightclub until his death in 2012, started having paranormal experiences.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Paranormal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paranormal. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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paranormal
adjective
para·nor·mal
ˌpar-ə-ˈnȯr-məl
: not understandable in terms of known scientific laws and phenomena
experiments in paranormal cognition of drawings—Psychological Abstracts
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