transcendent
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But the presentation and even the digressions make it all a story with layers, and atmosphere, and maybe even transcendent meaning about perception and justice.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
Not every soup will be transcendent — but most will be good, and many will be better than you expected.
From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026
By the end of the play, the tumultuous human drama behind creative brilliance emerges in poignant, transcendent glory.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025
Shea Serrano’s catalogue of basketball greatness looks past stats and scores to privilege transcendent moments on the court.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
Dissonance and harmonic tension slowly resolved into warm chords—the sound was transcendent.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Vocabulary lists containing transcendent
World Religions
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"My Wonder Horse," Vocabulary from the short story
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"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" by Mark Twain
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