metaphysical
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Dürrenmatt is more focused on moral than metaphysical questions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
If you want to get metaphysical: College football is rife with scandals, but the latest one is particularly surreal.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026
“Solstice,” where he shares writing credits with Patti Smith, possesses the same kind of metaphysical shimmer that’s often intrinsic to a Patti Smith composition.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
The result is a metaphysical model that, at best, lacks clarity, and at worst obscures the very nature of reality.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026
Bendix: “It was English. Mrs. Nally never cares if you’re late. Seriously, ask her. We were doing the metaphysical poets. Would you be in a rush to get yourself some pastoral elegy of John Donne?”
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
Vocabulary lists containing metaphysical
The Lightning Thief
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