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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Miraculously, “Project Hail Mary” has sense, vision and more than enough compassion to spare.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
Miraculously, he came home days later, covered in dust.
From Slate • Oct. 29, 2025
Miraculously, Christmas ornaments that my daughters had made every year with their dad survived.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025
Miraculously, cars started to inch forward, but it would take Kyle and the girls more than an hour and a half to move 2.5 miles.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2025
Miraculously, inside each egg one cell became two, two became four, then eight.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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