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otherworldly

[uhth-er-wurld-lee] / ˈʌð ərˈwɜrld li /


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Perhaps that’s why it doesn’t feel like any kind of celebration as much as an otherworldly requiem for a country that no longer exists.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026

SpaceX growth projections are otherworldly, but those can be subject to revision.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Mr. O’Connor’s Daniel has a strange affinity with otherworldly contact and a facility for outsmarting the smartest people in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

It’s something I’ve never witnessed, and I’ve heard it’s a supernatural experience: The temperature drops, the sky becomes otherworldly, and you can see the ring of the sun’s outer atmosphere against it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Even from a hundred feet up, Frank could hear the drone of cicadas buzzing in the trees—a sleepy, otherworldly sound that made his eyes heavy.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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