miraculous
adjective
mi·rac·u·lous
mə-ˈra-kyə-ləs 
1
: of the nature of a miracle : supernatural
a miraculous event
2
: suggesting a miracle : marvelous
proof of a miraculous memory—
Time
TimeHe made a miraculous recovery after the accident.
3
: working or able to work miracles
miraculous power
miraculously
adverb
miraculousness
noun
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Examples of miraculous in a Sentence
He made a miraculous recovery after the accident.
Her memory is nothing short of miraculous.
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In one miraculous rescue, a woman was found alive on Saturday after being trapped in her car for three days.
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Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
The miraculous orange was renamed the Washington navel orange.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024
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
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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“Miraculous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miraculous. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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miraculous
adjective
mi·rac·u·lous
mə-ˈrak-yə-ləs
1
: of the nature of a miracle : supernatural
2
: suggesting a miracle : marvelous
3
: working or able to work miracles
miraculously
adverb
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