supernatural
adjective
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2024
But the ending disappointed viewers who were expecting some kind of supernatural payoff to all of the vague allusions to the horror stories of H.P. Lovecraft.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2024
Each man needs guidance — and gets it — from a supernatural source.
—Peter J. Travers, National Review, 30 Dec. 2023
There was a certain amount of symbolism to Jefferson being part of that win, and to Lindelof ceding the floor to him, for a supernatural series rooted in the 1921 Tulsa Massacre that had aired during the summer of protests over George Floyd’s murder.
—Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023
Within the show’s fantastical world are also supernatural beings, of course.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2023
At the same time, ask him for his supernatural advocacy.
—Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 25 Dec. 2023
Mizu’s blue-eyed appearance is living evidence of the foreigners’ influence, seen by others as a physical defect of possible supernatural or demonic origin.
—Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2023
What better time for a ghost story in which an isolated protagonist comes to terms with his past by way of reckonings, reconciliations and a supernatural dash of time travel?
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
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Word History
Middle English, from Medieval Latin supernaturalis, from Latin super- + natura nature
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Supernatural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supernatural. Accessed 9 Jan. 2024.
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