superhuman
adjective
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magical, miraculous, phenomenal, preternatural, supernatural, supernormal, transcendent, transcendental, uncanny, unearthly
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King David appears to exhibit an almost superhuman equanimity in the face of the death of his son, whose life was taken by a wrathful and vengeful God — and David’s first act after the killing of his son is to go to worship the killer. — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, "Judge, if You Must, but Curb the Glee: Notes from Las Vegas," 18 July 2019 Batman Begins recentered the superhero genre on humans and our fears and aspirations instead of focusing on mystical aliens, magical amulets, telekinesis, or superhuman strength. — Kyle Smith, National Review, "How Batman Begins Changed the Movies," 19 July 2019 But, also, the feeling of total debauchery is still there with stuff like superhuman orgies and dolphin erotica. — Nick Romano, EW.com, "Amazon's The Boys season 2 gets the official blood-stained thumbs-up," 19 July 2019 Pluribus, described in a paper published in the journal Science, follows in the digital footsteps of superhuman AIs that have vanquished humans at games like checkers, chess, Jeopardy!, Dota-2, and Go. — Daniela Hernandez, WSJ, "Computers Can Now Bluff Like a Poker Champ. Better, Actually.," 11 July 2019 Over the years, the record for solving the cube has been gradually whittled down to near-superhuman speeds. — The Economist, "Speedcubers are solving Rubik’s Cubes at ever-faster speeds," 11 July 2019 Spider-Man may swing past skyscrapers with superhuman agility and speed, but Aunt May will still insist on driving him to and from the movies at 3 P.M. on a Sunday. — Graham Techler, The New Yorker, "Peter Parker: A Superhero, but Also a Teen, Just Like You!," 5 July 2019 In the workplace and outside it, women work hard at being superhuman. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, "Female Friendships Are the Best, Until They Aren't," 20 June 2019 Most of Yakuza’s more off-beat elements worked because of Kiryu, a lovable gangster with a heart of gold and seemingly superhuman strength. — Andrew Webster, The Verge, "How the creators of Yakuza turned hard-boiled detective drama into a game," 20 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'superhuman.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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