as in mystic
impossible to prove, understand, or explain by either the senses or intelligence
Survivors of near-death experiences sometimes report mystical visions of the afterlife.
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Recent Examples of mystical
Some even produce compounds that interact in mysterious ways with animal biology, inducing profound and mystical psychedelic experiences.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
This deep and intuitive planet will deepen your connection to all things mystical and intangible over the coming years, so prepare for a spiritual journey that’ll shape the rest of your life.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Feb. 2025
According to Gerard van Belle, director of science at Lowell Observatory in Arizona, an alignment of seven planets is neither mystical nor particularly rare.
—Katrina Miller, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Virgo teaches us that spiritual work is not always grand or mystical but often found in the repetition of simple, necessary tasks: chop wood, carry water.
—Colin Bedell, Them, 18 Feb. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
This deep and intuitive planet will deepen your connection to all things mystical and intangible over the coming years, so prepare for a spiritual journey that’ll shape the rest of your life.
—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Feb. 2025
According to Gerard van Belle, director of science at Lowell Observatory in Arizona, an alignment of seven planets is neither mystical nor particularly rare.
—Katrina Miller, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Virgo teaches us that spiritual work is not always grand or mystical but often found in the repetition of simple, necessary tasks: chop wood, carry water.
—Colin Bedell, Them, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mystical
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Founded on the ethos of art as a form of mystic healing, the label reimagines the family heirloom—and invites its patrons to examine their relationship with objects.—
Nia Shumake,
Essence,
3 Feb. 2025
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Healy Lake members have long considered their dogs to be mystic companions, according to Combs.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
4 Dec. 2024
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The psychic medium, 33, and his wife Alexa, 26, welcomed their second baby, son Rowan Alexander Fraser, on Tuesday, March 18, sharing the exciting news exclusively with PEOPLE.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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The books are a series of paranormal mysteries following teen psychic Alex and his investigator friends.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2025
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An uncanny all-star cast (including Ken Cosgrove actor Aaron Staton); a resplendent recreation of postwar Los Angeles; a spate of unsolved crimes.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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Going from the staid post-Impressionism of her artistic education at London’s Slade School of Fine Art to a world of dreams, magic, and the uncanny opened a door.—
Eliza Goodpasture,
ARTnews.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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After his first game since Feb. 26, Porziņģis detailed his long journey back from a mysterious illness.—
Jay King,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Everyone is a suspect, and there’s a lot of buildup to finding out what happened at a fateful St. Patrick’s Day party 15 years prior — especially when Chelsea (Ilana Glazer) makes a mysterious reference to an incident that made the entire school ostracize her.—
Marianne Eloise,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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Back in 2021, the Housewives Institute came up with the 100 most unhinged, unexplainable, and unforgettable moments in the 15 years that the franchise had been on the air up to that point.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
19 July 2024
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After a massive bitcoin facility started operating in the town of Granbury, people of all ages began to experience a range of unexplainable medical issues, including hypertension, chest pain, heart palpitations, migraines, vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss, and panic attacks.—
Longreads,
Longreads,
18 Dec. 2024
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The film represents a bold examination of the overseas Filipino worker experience, using supernatural horror as a lens to explore the emotional toll of migration.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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The trailer soon shows just how those supernatural entities unfold, beginning with a sighting of two dogs in the forest that stand still in their tracks, as if frozen in time.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Mystical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mystical. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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