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[ noun ] any amazing or wonderful occurrence

Used in print

(Chicago Daily Tribune...)

But barring a miracle , and do n't hold your breath for it , Chicago will not see the Leningrad-Kirov_Ballet , which stems from the ballet cradle of the Maryinsky and is one of the great companies of the world .

Not a chance of opening here Nov. 28 - barring that miracle .

(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)

`` A miracle , a revelation , it was like a curtain suddenly torn_away to reveal something nude '' .

(Leon Uris, Mila 8....)

Tolek_Alterman had returned from the colonies in Palestine and , before the national leadership , exalted the miracles of drying_up swamps and irrigating the desert .

Related terms

happening

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[ noun ] a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of God

Used in print

(Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)

Oh , you can submit a requisition for a miracle if you want to make a fool of yourself .

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 5301
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