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transcendental

[tran-sen-den-tl, -suhn-] / ˌtræn sɛnˈdɛn tl, -sən- /
ADJECTIVE
surpassing
Synonyms


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“Everybody wants to come to this building, and everybody who does has a transcendental experience,” David Arena, the bank’s head of real estate, said last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

But the aid was not "transcendental," he said.

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

Many people report leaving their bodies and other transcendental experiences after near-fatal accidents.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2025

They are Leonard Bernstein’s transcendental 1984 recording with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Michael Tilson Thomas’ glowing 1999 recording with the San Francisco Symphony.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2025

“Holism” suggests something biologically transcendental because of “holy,” although it was intended more simply to mean a complete assemblage of living units.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas