transcendence
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A greatest hits of humanity’s current fears forms the backdrop to a complex, woozy tale—mostly realist, with brief incursions into phantasmagoria—of doomerism and heartache, wealth and greed, art, transcendence and spiritual reckoning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
But that transcendence requires preservation and education, according to Holly Kafka, visiting Manhattan from Chicago with her husband.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
The result was a kind of secular transcendence, a communal experience in which everyone looks skyward, collectively transfixed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
I did see the happiness of the finale coming though, and that is not a criticism; we could all use a little transcendence these days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
The rich warm chocolate overtakes my mouth, erases my mind, spinning me into a state of transcendence.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
Vocabulary lists containing transcendence
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