as in mystic
impossible to prove, understand, or explain by either the senses or intelligence
Survivors of near-death experiences sometimes report mystical visions of the afterlife.
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Recent Examples of mystical
Inspired by the fanciful style of Antoni Gaudí’s Park Güell, in Barcelona; Saint Phalle worked with a team of collaborators that included her husband, Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely, on 22 large-scale concrete sculptures, each representing a mystical figure from the tarot deck.
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Kin Woo, Vogue, 30 June 2025
Explore the area’s Roman past at the London Mithraeum, a mystical temple, and the amphitheater in the basement of the Guildhall Art Gallery (both free).
—Emma John, AFAR Media, 24 June 2025
Virgo’s intellectual curiosity and love for deep, mystical themes make this spell-binding story a perfect fit.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 24 June 2025
The Torah reverberates in mystical echoes down the halls of Black America (all the Americas): in Southern spirituals, Marcus Garvey, Rastafarianism.
—Benjamin Hale
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
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Kin Woo, Vogue, 30 June 2025
Explore the area’s Roman past at the London Mithraeum, a mystical temple, and the amphitheater in the basement of the Guildhall Art Gallery (both free).
—Emma John, AFAR Media, 24 June 2025
Virgo’s intellectual curiosity and love for deep, mystical themes make this spell-binding story a perfect fit.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 24 June 2025
The Torah reverberates in mystical echoes down the halls of Black America (all the Americas): in Southern spirituals, Marcus Garvey, Rastafarianism.
—Benjamin Hale
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mystical
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Further projects include psychological thriller The Olive Press, set in the mystic world of the Druze community in Mount Lebanon, from writer and director Samah El Kadi, and co-written by Nadim Chammas.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
19 May 2025
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In an era when nearly everything feels politicized and uncertain, these mystic tools offer something precious: a means of reconnecting with ourselves.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
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The horse often has more agency than the humans around him, and the rivalry between Ed and Carol, Wilbur’s wife, serves as a comedic, if warped, commentary on the psychic tensions of postwar domesticity.—
Chris Reed,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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Momo is abducted by a group of aliens who accidentally unblock her chakras, enabling latent psychic abilities.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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These technologies can imitate voices, faces and even emotional expressions with uncanny precision.—
Jennifer C. Wolfe,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The identity of Jake's owner remains as mysterious as the robot's uncanny ability to flatter strangers.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Scientists will use this data to study dark matter and dark energy, which make up most of the universe but remain mysterious.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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Here's everything to know about the teenager's final hours and the aftermath of her mysterious death.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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A couple goes on a drive through the New Hampshire forest, bathed in an unexplainable light.—
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Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
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In the pantheon of unexplainable things in this world, what went wrong with KJ Jefferson last season could be among things like Bigfoot, UFOs and where that one sock goes in the dryer.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2025
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Immediately following Profiler came the recurring role of Cole Turner, a half-demon, on the Aaron Spelling supernatural drama Charmed from 2000 to 2003.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Rhonda and Jason Halbert wrote a trilogy of supernatural thriller books called The Goodpasture Chronicles.—
Melonee Hurt,
The Tennessean,
4 July 2025
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“Mystical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mystical. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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