transcendence
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As the juke joint crowd responds, he loses himself in the timeless transcendence artists hope for.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
Harrison sought transcendence; what he set in motion was securitization.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
“Summertime” has endured because it holds emotional resonance for us all: Who cannot identify with comfort, hope and transcendence?
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
This transcendence is one of the film’s greatest gifts, a chance to practice serenity and patience when there is little of either.
From Salon • May 2, 2025
The unprecedented price demanded—and at this embattled hour of the world’s history—is the transcendence of the realities of color, of nations, and of altars.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.