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as in magic
being or appearing to be under a magic spell
the gym was decorated to resemble a magical wonderland for the party
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as in miraculous
being so extraordinary or abnormal as to suggest powers which violate the laws of nature
modern aviation must seem magical to someone who doesn't understand basic aeronautics
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as in mystic
having seemingly supernatural qualities or powers
the child prodigy's musical talent is so spectacular that it seems magical
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Recent Examples of magical
The metallic silver gown is a shimmering sea of sequins and sparkly fringing that seem to shape shift under the light making for a magical sartorial moment.
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Meg Walters, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026
The library helps introduce children into the magical world of reading for pleasure.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2026
Social media and forecasting apps have transformed this otherworldly cosmic spectacle into something that is as magical as ever—but a bit less elusive.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026
According to the study’s authors, there’s nothing magical about IF.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magical
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And then this magic area of just knowing how to communicate it and connect with players.—
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This was the year Kansas City lost its magic pixie dust … while ultimately scuffling to a 6-11 finish.—
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Philbin’s staff also featured Ben Johnson, whose Chicago Bears just won a wild card round of this year’s playoffs with yet another miraculous fourth-quarter comeback.—
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After Carson Beck scampered for a score with 18 seconds left, Ole Miss had one last miraculous effort as Trinidad Chambliss threw a deep ball into the end zone.—
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Helena, meanwhile, was supposedly a mystic receiving directions from spiritual masters hidden in the Himalayas.—
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This was the danger Madison considered — that mystic memory would falsely elevate the Constitution.—
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From enchanted kingdoms to the streets of today, members of the Art Directors Guild craft the environments that bring film, television, and theater to life.—
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Walls pale pink like the inside of a shell, a glass roof far above, and at the courtyard’s center an enchanted garden with a mosaic floor and a fountain, delicate flowering vines.—
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The near-term threat is not superhuman machines but the decline of thinking, feeling, and social humans.—
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McHale stars as Frank Shaw, an overqualified, over-opinionated Animal Control officer who has an almost superhuman ability to understand animals.—
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In the process, what long seemed like an angel on their shoulder — the charmed Chiefs — morphed into their nemesis.—
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Many of the jewels come with hefty names attached, including Cartier, Verdura, Andrew Grima and David Webb, but even the ones that aren’t branded tell equally rich stories about the 93-year-old Lady Glenconner, whose charmed life has been spiked with tragedy.—
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Some of Lilo’s predictions have gone viral for their uncanny accuracy.—
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There’s something uncanny about this still and stunning portrait of a twenty-one-year-old Taylor Swift, shot by Katy Grannan for Lizzie Widdicombe’s Profile of the singer, in 2011.—
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What’s remarkable is the Leafs have done it without Tanev, their best penalty killer, for most of the season and without another top penalty killer, Brandon Carlo, for the better part of the last two months.—
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The whimsical term has also been the title of countless poems, songs and books about remarkable coincidences or eureka moments.—
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“Magical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magical. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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