as in miracle
something extraordinary or surprising
our jaws dropped when we saw this basketball phenomenon play for the first time
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Recent Examples of phenomenon
The major difference between the two eclipses is in the positioning of the sun, the moon and the Earth and the longevity of the phenomenon, according to NASA.
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Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Director Linus O'Brien, son of creator Richard O’Brien, examines how his father's creative brainchild became a worldwide phenomenon in the new documentary, Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
CMEs are of particular interest to astronomers because the phenomena can cause space weather events that potentially lead to radio blackouts on Earth.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2025
This phenomenon seemed to occur in 2009 when older people often fared better at fighting off H1N1, the novel flu strain that jumped to humans from pigs.
—Paul Sisson, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
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Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Director Linus O'Brien, son of creator Richard O’Brien, examines how his father's creative brainchild became a worldwide phenomenon in the new documentary, Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
CMEs are of particular interest to astronomers because the phenomena can cause space weather events that potentially lead to radio blackouts on Earth.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2025
This phenomenon seemed to occur in 2009 when older people often fared better at fighting off H1N1, the novel flu strain that jumped to humans from pigs.
—Paul Sisson, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phenomenon
Noun
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Short of a miracle, the truck will remain a striking, high-profile disaster at a time when Tesla could ill afford it.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2025
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But then, always, there is relief: the miracle of Prince’s music.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Switzerland Is Home To Two Of Europe’s Most Underrated Natural Wonders Switzerland is the setting for the top two natural wonders in Europe.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The addition of Robinson could do wonders for them on that part.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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This is one of the few Roman marvels in Croatia that has been entirely repurposed.—
Cat Sposato,
AFAR Media,
26 Feb. 2025
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Much like Stonehenge, the monolithic statues at Easter Island, and other premodern engineering marvels, much of Machu Picchu’s construction remains shrouded in mystery.—
Hannah Edgar,
ARTnews.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Phenomenon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phenomenon. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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