Thesaurus results for MIRACLES

miracles

noun

plural of miracle

as in wonders

something extraordinary or surprising it's a miracle that you weren't hurt in the accident

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Recent Examples of miracles Even those who don’t believe in miracles must concede the improbability of such historic continuity. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 8 Oct. 2026 The woman understood from her hasty reading that perhaps all miracles could be attributed to saints and angels if they were experienced by a believer. — Ellen O’Connell Whittet, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026 The hair that inspired Kurin was one of three found in that manuscript, which was not actually a Bible but was Jefferson’s attempt to cut-and-paste a volume of the moral teachings of Jesus without reference to miracles or the supernatural. — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026 Though Rome was not convinced (Columbus had not, to anyone’s knowledge, performed any miracles), in 1892, Pope Leo XIII did issue a special encyclical calling on all clergy in the Americas and in Europe to hold a special Mass each Columbus Day. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026 The miracle of the fishes and loaves is one of the only miracles in the first four books of the New Testament. — Robert Costa, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026 Since then, southern Italians have attributed all sorts of miracles to his intercession, including extinguishing the volcanic fires of Mount Vesuvius in 1631. — Clare Whitton, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026 Hundreds of puppets had to be created, and fitting characters like the Smiling Friends that were clearly designed for 2D animation into 3D spaces required some fabrication miracles. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 30 Aug. 2026 No one is expecting miracles this season, even with hundreds of millions of pounds worth of new players in the team. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for miracles

Noun

Bill Russell, Bob Cousy and Tom Heinsohn showed in Boston that having a superstar trio on the same team can work wonders.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Kolbe’s distinctive use of language brings to life this period’s wonders and difficulties, and her maximalist approach to metaphor creates many energetic images.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of wonders

Noun

Today, Astana’s skyline can keep up with the best of them, with 21st-century architectural marvels made from concrete, steel, and glass cresting over the country’s endless steppes into the horizon.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
Frances marvels at how quickly people are radicalized online, how the machine essentially transforms them from one type of individual to another.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026