paranormal
adjective
para·nor·mal
ˌper-ə-ˈnȯr-məl 
ˌpa-rə-;
ˈper-ə-ˌnȯr-,
ˈpa-rə-
: not scientifically explainable : supernatural
paranormal
noun
Examples of paranormal in a Sentence
there are rumors that the old deserted mansion is the site of paranormal activity
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The story is set in Indiana in a fictional town called Hawkins that gets caught up with a paranormal world and its various villains.
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Katia Riddle, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
Ron Perlman stars as the gruff, cigar-chomping titular anti-hero juggling his job as a paranormal agent with a dark destiny that's finally catching up to him.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
Canadians place the least faith, among various paranormal beliefs, in the existence of giant wolves.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The production company wanted Cadieux as its director of photography for an episode filming in Massachusetts about the Bridgewater Triangle, a roughly 200-square-mile area in the state known for what some people believe is paranormal activity.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 29 Dec. 2025
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Katia Riddle, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
Ron Perlman stars as the gruff, cigar-chomping titular anti-hero juggling his job as a paranormal agent with a dark destiny that's finally catching up to him.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
Canadians place the least faith, among various paranormal beliefs, in the existence of giant wolves.
—Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
The production company wanted Cadieux as its director of photography for an episode filming in Massachusetts about the Bridgewater Triangle, a roughly 200-square-mile area in the state known for what some people believe is paranormal activity.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 29 Dec. 2025
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“Paranormal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paranormal. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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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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