miraculous

Collocations

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1

(adj.)

VERBS

be, seem

ADV

quite

The old car quite miraculously started up after sitting unused for ten years.

almost, near

The team's almost miraculous comeback in the second half left the crowd speechless.

apparently

PHRASES

little/nothing short of miraculous

Her recovery from the accident was nothing short of miraculous according to her doctors.

Definitions

adj

1

By supernatural or uncommon causes, e.g. by a god; that cannot be explained in terms of normal events.

2

Very surprising; amazing.

If Moldova harboured even the slightest hopes of pulling off a comeback that would have bordered on miraculous given their lack of quality, they were snuffed out 13 minutes before the break when Oxlade-Chamberlain picked his way through midfield before releasing Defoe for a finish that should have been dealt with more convincingly by Namasco at his near post.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — peculiarly fortunate or appropriate

heaven-sent
providential

adjective — being or having the character of a miracle

marvelous
marvellous

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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If Moldova harboured even the slightest hopes of pulling off a comeback that would have bordered on miraculous given their lack of quality, they were snuffed out 13 minutes before the break when Oxlad

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02

This, the first of the miraculous signs, Jesus performed in Cana in Galilee.

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03

What miraculous sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?

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04

For no one could perform the miraculous sign you are doing if God were not with him.

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05

The true art of life consists in seeing the miraculous in the everyday.

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06

This medicine is known for its miraculous healing powers.

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