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as in supernatural
of, relating to, or being part of a reality beyond the observable physical universe
the concept of the soul as a transcendental entity that exists entirely apart from the body
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as in superhuman
being so extraordinary or abnormal as to suggest powers which violate the laws of nature
in his speeches he manifests a transcendental ability to inspire people from all points on the political spectrum
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Recent Examples of transcendental
In recent years the museum has hosted a number of notable exhibitions of work by Frey, by designer and architect Alexander Girard, by transcendental artist Agnes Pelton and by California painter Wayne Thiebaud.
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Booth Moore, WWD, 17 June 2024
The transcendental poets and Dante in the same week, Harriman-Jewell Series?
—Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2024
If Christianity has a transcendental core rooted in and ultimately oriented to another world, that does not absolve us from persistent ethical striving in this one.
—David Harsanyi, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
Fortunately, mathematics also offers other ways of discerning whether a number is an integer, irrational or even transcendental.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2024
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Booth Moore, WWD, 17 June 2024
The transcendental poets and Dante in the same week, Harriman-Jewell Series?
—Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2024
If Christianity has a transcendental core rooted in and ultimately oriented to another world, that does not absolve us from persistent ethical striving in this one.
—David Harsanyi, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
Fortunately, mathematics also offers other ways of discerning whether a number is an integer, irrational or even transcendental.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transcendental
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Dakota worked on the opposite side of the camera as an art production assistant on the 2009 supernatural thriller Lost Soul.Rachel Flynn, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Along with Ryder and Keaton, original star Catherine O’Hara also returns in the zany supernatural follow-up.Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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The New York Jets are getting a superhuman effort out of starting right tackle Morgan Moses, who is playing through some painful injuries right now.Jesse Reed, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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After he’s bitten by a radioactive spider during a high school field trip, nerdy photographer Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) begins to exhibit superhuman abilities.Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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My character has been buried alive, held hostage in a haunted silo, and trapped in a paranormal pocket universe where everyone was half bee, half human.Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Nov. 2024
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The property management also offers paranormal night tours for those more interested in the ghosts than the murders.Julie Jordan, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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And even surprises, like a magical experience at Disneyland Paris.Dave Quinn, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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And then there’s the merch, which ranges from baby clothes at H&M to a $499 replica of the magical Mirror of Erised at Pottery Barn.Jennifer Maas, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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Perhaps that’s why Sedona attracts such a strong enclave of New Age spiritual devotees searching for metaphysical energy in the vortexes allegedly sprinkled throughout its buttes and spires.Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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His fascination was with light, optics and the metaphysical, his layered geometric forms made with almost scientific precision.Nargess Banks, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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In one miraculous rescue, a woman was found alive on Saturday after being trapped in her car for three days.Atika Shubert, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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Tom Hanks and Robin Wright age backwards and forwards through time in the trailer for Robert Zemeckis' Here Zemeckis also elaborated on the miraculous timing that allowed Who Framed Roger Rabbit to go forward in the first place.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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And while science and math are involved in its creation, there is something undeniably mystical about it.Vox Staff, Vox, 5 Nov. 2024
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Marvel is stepping into the mystical realm of Tarot by unveiling its Agatha All Along Tarot Deck and Guidebook, which is set to hit shelves in the summer of 2025.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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An avid artist from an early age, Burton’s uncanny style of drawing is inspired by these films — along with gothic novels, expressionist paintings, holiday rituals and even the illustrations of Dr Seuss.Tacita Quinn, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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One of her own drawings, a sort of Hansel and Gretel scenario, will also play a part in the action, which is ripe with echoes and reflections and uncanny parallels, along with dead people who might be ghosts or visions or psychological projections, or some combination thereof.Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Transcendental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transcendental. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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