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
Hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones are all names for the same weather phenomenon—the only difference among them is where in the world the storm is happening.
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Ann Abel, AFAR Media, 26 May 2025
The phenomenon is even leading to more instances of doctors diagnosing certain cancers by 50 percent or more, due to the availability of new imaging tech that can detect even minuscule traces of abnormal cells.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 26 May 2025
The last five years have shown that, even in a world where singles can become global phenomena nearly overnight, the star-building process remains stubbornly hard to accelerate.
—Elias Leight, Billboard, 16 May 2025
Under Lee’s guidance, many of SM Entertainment’s earlier artists like H.O.T. (widely considered to be the first K-pop idol group), TVXQ!, BoA and Super Junior popularized K-pop in overseas markets and laid the foundations for K-pop to grow into a global phenomenon.
—Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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Ann Abel, AFAR Media, 26 May 2025
The phenomenon is even leading to more instances of doctors diagnosing certain cancers by 50 percent or more, due to the availability of new imaging tech that can detect even minuscule traces of abnormal cells.
—Dylan Scott, Vox, 26 May 2025
The last five years have shown that, even in a world where singles can become global phenomena nearly overnight, the star-building process remains stubbornly hard to accelerate.
—Elias Leight, Billboard, 16 May 2025
Under Lee’s guidance, many of SM Entertainment’s earlier artists like H.O.T. (widely considered to be the first K-pop idol group), TVXQ!, BoA and Super Junior popularized K-pop in overseas markets and laid the foundations for K-pop to grow into a global phenomenon.
—Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phenomenon
Noun
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The heroic game five effort from the Celtics felt like the start of a miracle.—
Tom Rende,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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To top that, 2001 Miami would’ve needed to obliterate everything on its schedule, not require a bouncy miracle to beat Boston College.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
Noun
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The parallels with the film inspired both of us to embrace the present with more wonder and gratitude and look to the future not only with a stronger father-daughter bond, but with more hope and adventure about what else is out there.—
Melody Chiu,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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Thornton injects a childlike sense of wonder with literal glimmers of light, magic realism making its way into this stark, severe environment.—
Ella Kemp,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
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Test yourself on treasured tunes and midwestern marvels in this week's American Culture Quiz.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2025
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The difference between a simple touch laptop and the technological marvel that is a 2-in-1 laptop is the, ta-da, the 360-degree hinge.—
Jade Chung-Lee,
PC Magazine,
21 May 2025
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“Phenomenon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phenomenon. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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