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metaphysical

[met-uh-fiz-i-kuhl] / ˌmɛt əˈfɪz ɪ kəl /


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Ms. Cannon’s novels often include a metaphysical twist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

As I walked out into the desert sunshine, I tried to reconcile the suffering I’d seen online with aliens performing metaphysical microsurgeries throughout my body.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

She was sitting down in her stately Oaxaca home when we connected over Zoom, and smiled widely the moment I brought up my metaphysical query.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 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 foundations of modern science were, the philosopher Edwin Burtt had insisted back in 1914, metaphysical.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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