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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
  • An uncanny all-star cast (including Ken Cosgrove actor Aaron Staton); a resplendent recreation of postwar Los Angeles; a spate of unsolved crimes.
    Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Going from the staid post-Impressionism of her artistic education at London’s Slade School of Fine Art to a world of dreams, magic, and the uncanny opened a door.
    Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Remember that magical feeling of gazing at the stars, a childhood dream of becoming an astronaut or the awe-inspiring images beaming back from the International Space Station (ISS)?
    Shelli Brunswick, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Eala’s magical ride ended at 12:45 a.m. Friday after a nearly-three hour semifinal against No. 4 Jessica Pegula of the United States.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • One traffic violation on a Kansas highway led to the miraculous rescue of a 6-year-old girl who had been kidnapped.
    Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Colorado State’s Jalen Lake hit a miraculous triple over high hands in similar circumstances.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2025

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“Supernormal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supernormal. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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