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Recent Examples of supernormal As one example, many animals have been observed to be susceptible to supernormal stimuli. IEEE Spectrum, 28 Feb. 2018 Workers at a handful of firms, including Amazon and Walmart, have made superhuman efforts to fulfil online orders, and their investors have made supernormal profits as Wall Street has bid up their shares on euphoria that Western retailing is at the cutting edge. The Economist, 30 Dec. 2020 Adversarial examples can be seen as a form of supernormal stimuli for neural networks. IEEE Spectrum, 28 Feb. 2018 The vision that’s ascribed to him is instead the microscopic view—a dissector’s terrifying, supernormal closeness to the facts. Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 11 June 2021 The Tax Policy Center assumes that 60% of corporate income taxes fall on what are called supernormal returns, which are the extra profits some companies can earn because of strategic advantages such as monopolistic power. Richard Rubin, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supernormal
Adjective
  • Although 80% of the world’s population has superhuman powers called Quirks, few are chosen to become heroes and protect people.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Also, a subculture referred to as Saints Culture, which venerates mass killers as almost superhuman figures, frames high-casualty attacks as the ultimate and only legacy worth emulating.
    Odette Yousef, NPR, 8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • For example, Cindy Bi, has developed a reputation for her uncanny ability to spot unicorns early, backing 14 billion dollar companies, 12 of them from seed stage.
    Dasha Shunina, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Green Day has the uncanny ability to make every song sound like a hit, regardless of its initial impact.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • With Lake Michigan to the east and the brilliant Chicago skyline to the west, with Buckingham Fountain to the north and the stately museum campus to the south, Grant Park is a magical setting.
    Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Typically, this is one of the magical moments at every Steelers game.
    Mike DeFabo, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • All of this is made possible through the elegant, limitlessly expressive writing system that is musical notation, which is as miraculous as the alphabet itself, and can be used for purposes every bit as varied.
    Matthew Aucoin, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
  • From $280 Book now This transformation of the historic and stately National Bank into the Riggs hotel is nearly miraculous.
    Laura Dannen Redman, AFAR Media, 14 Apr. 2025

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“Supernormal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supernormal. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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