miraculously
Americanadverb
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by or by means of a supernatural power or agency.
In the desert, the Israelites ran out of water and complained to Moses, who miraculously drew water from a rock.
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in a way that seems like a miracle; amazingly and seemingly inexplicably.
He had been jailed, but was miraculously released with all charges dropped.
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They’re kidding, but he invites himself along anyway, in the hope that hanging with 20-somethings will miraculously make him hip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
It’s a convenient year to choose if you are trying to sell a product that miraculously shows no losses.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026
I was at the reopening of the Thomas Mann House, shut down for months of cleaning after it had miraculously survived the Palisades fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
Here, with an FA Cup final against Manchester City back at Wembley on 16 May as the prize, those qualities miraculously – or perhaps predictably – returned, allowing Chelsea to grind out victory.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
It was void, and I stared at the roof of the tent until I was miraculously able to doze off.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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