as in marvel
something extraordinary or surprising
it's a miracle that you weren't hurt in the accident
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Recent Examples of miracle
For Bundt pans that can't be lined with parchment, baking spray with flour (like Baker's Joy) is a miracle product that gets into all the nooks and crannies easily.
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2025
Absent a miracle, Ancora believes a substantial and urgent reconstitution of the company's leadership is necessary.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
But the ascent of Mr. Boko, a charismatic orator with a flair for promising to defend the downtrodden, reveals the cracks in Botswana’s miracle rags-to-riches story.
—Keletso Thobega, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
Another jokingly compared these offerings to the miracle of the loaves and fishes.
—M. R. O’Connor, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2025
Absent a miracle, Ancora believes a substantial and urgent reconstitution of the company's leadership is necessary.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
But the ascent of Mr. Boko, a charismatic orator with a flair for promising to defend the downtrodden, reveals the cracks in Botswana’s miracle rags-to-riches story.
—Keletso Thobega, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025
Another jokingly compared these offerings to the miracle of the loaves and fishes.
—M. R. O’Connor, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miracle
Noun
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The latest entry, a visual marvel, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is nominated for best VFX at the 97th Academy Awards.—
Richard Newby,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Feb. 2025
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Helly changes back in an underwater transition moment that’s simply a marvel to see.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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This type of cosmic phenomenon is named after the famous theoretical physicist Albert Einstein, whose theory of general relativity proposed that objects with mass distort the fabric of spacetime—making such 'gravitational lensing' effects possible.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Her appearance at the Chiefs games started a phenomenon of her fan base watching the games and getting more into football.—
Carolyn Burt,
Orange County Register,
9 Feb. 2025
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But Salonga proves that less is indeed more when backed by trust in the material and guided by the artistic precision of a naturally gifted wonder.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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Explore the wonders of Lyonia Preserve and learn the basics and benefits of forest bathing.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2025
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Alice Lucille McLeod was born in Detroit and was a child prodigy, playing the organ and classical piano at her home church of Mt. Olive Baptist.—
Colony Little,
ARTnews.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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Dédé excelled at the violin, and was considered a prodigy at an early age.—
Matt Bloom,
NPR,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Miracle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miracle. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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