metaphysical
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GPT-4o took the chat in a metaphysical, new-age direction: “Maybe the ‘tone below the tone’ is more like your body or energy field ‘responding.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
But then, within the White House, there are other spaces as well, real and metaphysical, which could be public forums as well.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026
“Solstice,” where he shares writing credits with Patti Smith, possesses the same kind of metaphysical shimmer that’s often intrinsic to a Patti Smith composition.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
What, in Golding, is metaphysical pressure risks becoming, in this context, an exercise in categorization—ironically, as the novels themselves move us in the opposite direction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
My old friend Ork sat shaking his head in dismay, saying nothing, brooding, no doubt, on the dark metaphysical implications.
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
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