preternatural

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Even with preternatural patience, most of the time, you should expect no progress.

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2025

Jay, with his bouffant curly hair and preternatural ability to remember the smallest details, became a de facto musical matchmaker.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

“Homeland” co-developer Howard Gordon serves as this show’s showrunner, and he’s amply familiar with Danes’ preternatural ability to break out an anxiety-squinched expression and quivering lower lip precisely when the action calls for them.

From Salon • Nov. 19, 2025

She has a preternatural belief in her own instincts and a boundless curiosity that, taken together, help explain the extraordinarily rich life and oeuvre she’s constructed.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025

She sensed it, a preternatural stillness, and held hers, too.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor