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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This book contains the first English translation of the writings of af Klint, a Swedish painter and mystic.—
Melissa Febos,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2025
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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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Read the full Scorpio Daily Horoscope Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21) Achieving a psychic breakthrough?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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But poetry is supposed to come from the soul, tradition, and psychic tremors too minute and particular to be grasped by a journalist on assignment.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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Wilson demonstrated an uncanny gift for harmonic invention and complex vocal and instrumental arrangements.—
Roy Trakin,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2025
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The human cast do an uncanny job of mimicking their cartoon counterparts, especially Nick Frost as dragon training master Gobber and Bronwyn James and Harry Trevaldwyn as twins Ruffnut and Tuffnut, the three of whom manage to milk fresh laughs from 15-year-old jokes.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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Four thousand years ago, however, Crete was also a crossroads dominated by a mysterious and largely still poorly understood Bronze Age culture that predated classical Greece.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The movie is led by Tom Hiddleston as the titular, mysterious Chuck Krantz, with a supporting cast that includes Mark Hamill, Mia Sara, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Matthew Lillard, Annalise Basso and Kate Siegel.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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In the pantheon of unexplainable things in this world, what went wrong with KJ Jefferson last season could be among things like Bigfoot, UFOs and where that one sock goes in the dryer.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 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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With brilliant sound design and perfectly-dosed jump scares, first time director Kim Soo-jin blends real-life anxieties with stark, supernatural elements to create genuine tension that never lets go.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
5 June 2025
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There’s a lot going on with supernatural elements, topics of mental health and reincarnation.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
4 June 2025
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“Mystical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mystical. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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