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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

By design, and to paraphrase one of its greatest tracks, some of it is just transcendental, some of it is delightfully dumb.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2024

Over a longer stretch of time, the Farewell Address achieved transcendental status, ranking alongside the Declaration of Independence and the Gettysburg Address as a seminal statement of America's abiding principles.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis