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
The series adaptation will blend futuristic science with mystical lore, delivering on the heart-pounding suspense and international intrigue that has made the Langdon stories a global phenomenon.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 May 2025
The Hood is a mystical villain, and somehow, Williams will need to figure out how high-tech wizardry can combat outright magic.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
In Catholic tradition, St. Francis of Assisi had a mystical vision of Jesus, who told him to rebuild his church.
—May 8, CBS News, 9 May 2025
But there's also race history, manifested in fandom by Secretariat, the almost mystical champion racehorse known as Big Red who ruled the tracks in the mid-1970s.
—Javier Zarracina, USA Today, 3 May 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 May 2025
The Hood is a mystical villain, and somehow, Williams will need to figure out how high-tech wizardry can combat outright magic.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
In Catholic tradition, St. Francis of Assisi had a mystical vision of Jesus, who told him to rebuild his church.
—May 8, CBS News, 9 May 2025
But there's also race history, manifested in fandom by Secretariat, the almost mystical champion racehorse known as Big Red who ruled the tracks in the mid-1970s.
—Javier Zarracina, USA Today, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mystical
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The author also varies the texture of the book by inserting poems, quotations, dramatic dialogue, a veiled account of her unhappy days at boarding school, and a lengthy digression on the German mystic Friederike Hauffe, who claimed to be clairvoyant and to communicate with spirits.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Further projects include psychological thriller The Olive Press, set in the mystic world of the Druze community in Mount Lebanon, from writer and director Samah El Kadi, and co-written by Nadim Chammas.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
19 May 2025
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The pressures and psychic toll from her job as a forensic photographer start to become too much.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
28 May 2025
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His primary instruction for those trying to tap into their psychic power is to concentrate.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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The lyrebird is a master mimic, able to reproduce the calls of other birds, chainsaws, camera shutters, car alarms, and even human voices with uncanny precision.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Filled with uncanny creatures and unintelligible language, the book's inspiration came, Serafini muses, either from aliens, or his cat.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
30 May 2025
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Denim shifts toward a mysterious direction in Blooming Darkness.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
27 May 2025
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Carlton Reid Based on 20 years of observations by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, new research sheds light on one of the solar system’s most mysterious planets.—
Ryan Waniata,
Wired News,
27 May 2025
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The Moorehead family isn’t the only one left to navigate an unexplainable tragedy.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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Take it from someone who dealt with unexplainable burning for years.—
Cheyenne Buckingham,
SELF,
13 May 2025
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But things are brewing around another movie title, the 2022 supernatural horror thriller What Lies Beneath, which Johnson executive produced.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
30 May 2025
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More than just a haunted house novel, this is a supernatural psychological thriller.—
Gabino Iglesias,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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“Mystical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mystical. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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