transcendent
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But Mr. Styles’s voice, while expressive in certain contexts, is incapable of conveying hedonism, and “Aperture” ends up feeling blandly uplifting rather than transcendent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
Then, just after the calamity of World War II, in a remote corner of eastern France, he moved Modernism’s goal posts with a single, eccentric, transcendent project.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
Not every soup will be transcendent — but most will be good, and many will be better than you expected.
From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026
“She would litigate those moments until they felt true to her, and then they were so transcendent when she did them,” Foley says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026
“I give unto you the most important and transcendent star, the Morning Star, for you are a proud and powerful people. It is the star for counting the years — the years of manhood.”
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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World Religions
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"My Wonder Horse," Vocabulary from the short story
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"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" by Mark Twain
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