the paranormal

noun

: strange events, abilities, etc., that cannot be explained by what is known about nature and the world

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The plot of 1408 is the simplest thing: John Cusack is a writer who specializes in the paranormal and insists on staying in a hotel room that has driven everyone who has ever stayed in it suicidally insane. — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025 Even more interestingly, the entire film is shot from the spirit’s perspective, putting a new twist on the paranormal genre. — Keith Langston, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025 Previous studies have tried to establish similar relationships between stress and credence in the paranormal and examine the psychology of such beliefs. — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024 Lawrence played with Kirlian photography, attended a parapsychology conference, and traveled around the country meeting witches, psychics, and other purveyors of the paranormal. — IEEE Spectrum, 21 Mar. 2017 See All Example Sentences for the paranormal

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“The paranormal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20paranormal. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.

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