adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
superhuman strength (= much greater than ordinary strength )
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In the movie, Walsh performs feats of superhuman strength.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
effort
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A three-and-a-half hour run can be superhuman effort for one person and a slow training run for another.
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The government asked them, like the peasants, to make superhuman efforts .
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Don't ask me how I kept going for so long, but it took a superhuman effort .
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By a superhuman effort of will Mark says nothing.
strength
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Their madness gives them superhuman strength and resilience, and they fight with astounding fury and determination.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A fire would always be an easy thing from which a superhuman creature like the monster could escape.
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As it deepens towards black, it assumes overtones of a superhuman sorrow.
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Evil is rooted in a superhuman personality: Satan.
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People linked to each other through this incredible almost superhuman need.
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Stripped of legend and reduced to his proper historical proportions, Richard retains an almost superhuman stature.
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The government asked them, like the peasants, to make superhuman efforts.
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They seem to believe that pop-culture celebrities are superhuman creatures.
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When you're superhuman , so little seems worth the bother.