as in miraculous
being so extraordinary or abnormal as to suggest powers which violate the laws of nature
in his dreams the boy can always perform superhuman feats
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Recent Examples of superhuman
Even his seemingly superhuman strengths have their limits.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025
AIs can consider more factors in their decisions than humans can, and this can endow them with superhuman performance on specialized tasks.
—Bruce Schneier, The Conversation, 16 June 2025
With his sword, superhuman strength, and loyal friends, He-Man defends Eternia and the secrets of Castle Grayskull from the forces of the evil sorcerer Skeletor.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 15 June 2025
Previously, Munn played tenacious news journalist Sloan Sabbith on Aaron Sorkin’s The Newsroom series, as well as known for playing superhuman mutant Betsy Braddock in X-Men: Apocalypse.
—Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025
AIs can consider more factors in their decisions than humans can, and this can endow them with superhuman performance on specialized tasks.
—Bruce Schneier, The Conversation, 16 June 2025
With his sword, superhuman strength, and loyal friends, He-Man defends Eternia and the secrets of Castle Grayskull from the forces of the evil sorcerer Skeletor.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 15 June 2025
Previously, Munn played tenacious news journalist Sloan Sabbith on Aaron Sorkin’s The Newsroom series, as well as known for playing superhuman mutant Betsy Braddock in X-Men: Apocalypse.
—Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superhuman
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Osbourne’s public rebirth with The Osbournes—the MTV reality series that ran from 2002 to 2005—transmuted his erratic nature and past struggles into a miraculous joke.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
23 July 2025
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The original statue in Manila was brought to the Philippines in 1606 and faithful around the world have attributed miraculous healing properties to the statue.—
Emilie Takahashi,
Oc Register,
22 July 2025
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With his strange machines and an uncanny, intuitive understanding of muscles, Joseph Pilates created a new technique for improving strength and movement.—
Alma Guillermoprieto,
The New York Review of Books,
31 July 2025
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The uncanny aspects of the film, first seen in a prologue in which a pair of search dogs becomes abnormally obsessed with each other after venturing into the cavern, initially manifest for Millie and Tim as a strange stickiness.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
30 July 2025
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After encountering a magical heart in the forest, strange things start happening around her.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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But forget logic, because everything about Dillon’s magical run has defied logic.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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There’s a certain romanticism that lies at the heart of these remarkable gins, something conjured, perhaps, by that dramatic meeting of land and sea.—
Camille Berry,
Vogue,
15 July 2025
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Google stock has already achieved remarkable gains, growing 2x from $88 levels in early 2023 to approximately $180 at present.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The upcoming second season promises eight episodes of more deadpan humor, soulless glares and even a Lady Gaga cameo, as Wednesday takes on another eerie supernatural mystery at Nevermore Academy.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
29 July 2025
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But the film embraces a twist on the classic by introducing a supernatural element — the afterlife.—
Mekishana Pierre Published,
EW.com,
29 July 2025
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