as in marvel
something extraordinary or surprising
it's a miracle that you weren't hurt in the accident
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Recent Examples of miracle
And yet, even in the depths of loss, Kim came to see the voyage itself as a miracle – proof that survival could lead to something more.
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Mike Valerio, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
The Lakers limped painfully into the playoffs Saturday night only to delightfully discover a miracle salve.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
With beginnings such as those, the Red Sox needed a miracle to take the second game of the long-weekend quartet.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
The bees that work together can create miracles.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
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Mike Valerio, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
The Lakers limped painfully into the playoffs Saturday night only to delightfully discover a miracle salve.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
With beginnings such as those, the Red Sox needed a miracle to take the second game of the long-weekend quartet.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
The bees that work together can create miracles.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for miracle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for miracle
Noun
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Festival season is upon us, with four long-running events returning this weekend to Cupertino, San Jose and Half Moon Bay for fans of culture, music and mechanical marvels.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Emperor’s battle arena, for example, is a marvel of moody set design, its barbarity brought to life by the throngs of people crowding to watch the action from atop its grated roof.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
22 Apr. 2026
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Richard Gadd’s Baby Reindeer was an inescapable phenomenon, a Russian-doll-like unfurling of narrative and character that captured how trauma trails us through all phases of our lives.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
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Two years later, the midnight-movie adaptation The Rocky Horror Picture Show transformed it into a cultural phenomenon, fueled by raucous responses, scant costumes and a sense of communal anarchy.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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No wonder the looks still read fresh and modern despite two decades having passed since its debut.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
30 Apr. 2026
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And the Lakers need their not-quite-ageless wonder to be at least great to beat these Houston Rockets one more time.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Born in Los Angeles, the celebrity conductor and former child prodigy died Wednesday of glioblastoma, a representative for Tilson Thomas confirmed to The Times.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Child prodigy James Dean was born to Winton and Mildred Dean on February 8, 1931, in Marion, Indiana, where this snapshot was taken the following year.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Miracle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miracle. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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