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as in superhuman
being so extraordinary or abnormal as to suggest powers which violate the laws of nature
an unearthly knack for picking winning lottery numbers
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as in eerie
fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic
an unearthly wail came from out of the darkness
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as in supernatural
of, relating to, or being part of a reality beyond the observable physical universe
unearthly messages that she believed were coming from her deceased father
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Recent Examples of unearthly
Our engineer, a burly Frenchman named Nicolas Bayou, jerked the door open, and an unearthly cold ripped through the cabin.
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2024
Each element, including the exaggerated architecture that teems with unearthly detail and strangely loping electronic score, reinforces her own shaky perspective being reforged in real-time.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 1 May 2024
The singer, songwriter and harpist brings her ethereal sounds to a suitably unearthly venue.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Ancient, stable and unearthly, this environment also draws the attention of astrobiologists.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 12 July 2023
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2024
Each element, including the exaggerated architecture that teems with unearthly detail and strangely loping electronic score, reinforces her own shaky perspective being reforged in real-time.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 1 May 2024
The singer, songwriter and harpist brings her ethereal sounds to a suitably unearthly venue.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
Ancient, stable and unearthly, this environment also draws the attention of astrobiologists.
—Zack Savitsky, Quanta Magazine, 12 July 2023
See all Example Sentences for unearthly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unearthly
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If so, human production will be of the superhuman variety such that fewer babies being born will individually produce on the level of hundreds and thousands of babies from the present and past.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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And still Notre Dame closed it to 31-23 late, but could not contain superhuman freshman wide receiver Jeremiah Smith.—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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But Lynch, who died last week, at seventy-eight, made films in which every cheerful surface seemed to obscure an eerie reality.—
Joshua Rothman,
The New Yorker,
25 Jan. 2025
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Fred Rogers was beaten with a hammer, and his wife Edwina was killed with a single gunshot to the head Comments The gruesome murders of a Houston couple 60 years ago remain one of the most eerie unsolved cases in the city’s history.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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When the stepson of one of her wealthy clients is murdered, Elsbeth must match wits with a woman whose supernatural gifts usually keep her one step ahead.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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But David Steiner doesn’t credit his home’s survival to supernatural forces.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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The video brings to mind the claims made in Mark Fisher’s Capitalist Realism, in which Fisher proposed that capitalism has the uncanny ability to subsume all critiques into itself.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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When spending time with them, Brunelle observed uncanny similarities in their behavior and interests.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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The secret-weapon character who makes the more haunting impression is Agnes, whose chignon hides a rebellious spirit underneath — as well as a furtive romance with the stable boy, Isak (Malte Gårdinger).—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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It was released by Disney, an implausible partner for a filmmaker known for haunting, surrealistic and often deeply disturbing movies.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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Yet Presence is more a domestic drama than a tale of paranormal activity.—
Elissa Suh,
Vogue,
21 Jan. 2025
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Ghost Tour: Explore the town’s haunted streets and listen to eerie stories about its mining history and paranormal activity.—
Tiffany Acosta,
The Arizona Republic,
3 Jan. 2025
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Set in New York City with a magical sixth borough, the Unsleeping City party had to battle monsters that crossed over from other D20 campaigns.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2025
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This is why Venusian themes (love, beauty, creativity, pleasure and relationships) tend to feel magical and otherworldly during this time.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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His first two tasks of the day: 20 minutes of transcendental meditation ... followed by four shots of espresso.—
Axios,
Axios,
17 Jan. 2025
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The director was also a vocal supporter of transcendental meditation.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Unearthly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unearthly. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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