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as in theoretical
dealing with or expressing a quality or idea
a work that deals with such metaphysical questions as the very nature of knowledge
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as in supernatural
of, relating to, or being part of a reality beyond the observable physical universe
belief in a metaphysical world beyond the one in which we live
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Recent Examples of metaphysical
That’s 18 months after the events of Season 4, which concluded with archvillain Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) rupturing the metaphysical border between our reality and the alternate dimension known as the Upside Down, and four years from Season 1, which kicked off in November 1983.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 27 Nov. 2025
Beverly, a waitress who had another daughter and then a son in the two years after Smith was born (and eventually one more daughter), had little time for her eldest’s metaphysical ponderings.
—Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
That metaphysical connection soon snowballs into a mounting existential threat when Mia (Sophie Wilde) allows her best friend's eager little brother to have one round with the hand, after which his body is never the same.
—Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Protectionism assumed a metaphysical significance for Canadians concerned about losing their identity and autonomy.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
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In solving an 80-year-old chemical mystery, the researchers have not only answered a long-standing theoretical question but also expanded the toolbox of modern chemistry.—
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Beat writer Lauren Williams walks us through a few theoretical trades here.—
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Set in Hawkins, Indiana in the 1980s, Stranger Things starts with a true-crime mystery that quickly turns supernatural.—
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An epic with supernatural and epigenetic overtones, this debut novel looks like a feast of a story.—
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The frozen water also created a layer of ice on the floor, as well as an abstract-looking sculpture reaching up towards the ceiling.—
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Hejduk said that while artists’ abstract designs should be inspired by nature, there’s a lot of leeway .—
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As the only historic hotel along the Texas Gulf Coast, Grand Galvez leans into its lore with regular tours recounting paranormal activities.—
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He’ll next be seen starring alongside Sonja O’Hara in the forthcoming paranormal crime thriller Stakeout, directed and written by Micah Khan (The Zombie Wedding), based on the short film.—
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His most recent works, the Polar EP and the conceptual diptych Helios Rave Draft and Superfluid, continue his exploration of sound design as emotional and physical experience.—
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That is a conceptual challenge, or shortcoming, that can only be overcome with both some background knowledge on the works and a bit of meandering around the Golden Triangle neighborhood.—
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The study, published in the journal Biomolecules, found that participants who practiced transcendental meditation had lower expression of the genes associated with inflammation and aging.—
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Also worth exploring, though, is the storied, surreal Hokuriku region, a transcendental fantasy away from Japan’s congested tourist epicenters.—
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Reconcept uses music paired with specific frequencies tailored to different physical and mental needs.—
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Rusty recognized the severity of the situation and admitted her to a mental hospital.—
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The Beatles’ mystical bond will come across in the movie, said Mescal.—
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Their attempt to decipher Chtcheglov’s mystical phrase lasted 15 years.—
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“Metaphysical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metaphysical. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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