: phenomenon
especially
: a person of phenomenal ability or promise
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Eury Perez, the Marlins’ 20-year-old phenom, underwent Tommy John surgery himself on Monday after his elbow began acting up midway through spring training.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
Hancock’s band now includes the superb saxophonist Chris Potter and drum phenom Trevor Lawrence Jr.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
After he gets fired from his job at a sporting goods store in Indiana and his wife leaves him, Pryce sees a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom as his way back.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024
In the first quarter alone, the rookie phenom logged seven points and seven rebounds in seven minutes.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
The three-time Grand Slam champion has struggled in recent years to look like his old self after bursting onto the tennis scene as a 17-year-old phenom in 2005, winning his first ATP title less than a year after turning pro.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024
After he gets fired from his job at an Indiana sporting goods store and his wife walks out on him, Pryce hedges his bets entirely on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom, who will be played by Dager.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
The pop phenom was cemented among the world’s richest people in Forbes’ latest list.
—Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Ohtani cloud overshadows Dodgers start The majority of the Los Angeles Dodgers offseason was dominated with optimism and talk of a World Series challenge after the acquisition of two-time MVP Shohei Ohtani and pitching phenom Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
Hancock’s band now includes the superb saxophonist Chris Potter and drum phenom Trevor Lawrence Jr.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2024
After he gets fired from his job at a sporting goods store in Indiana and his wife leaves him, Pryce sees a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom as his way back.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024
In the first quarter alone, the rookie phenom logged seven points and seven rebounds in seven minutes.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
The three-time Grand Slam champion has struggled in recent years to look like his old self after bursting onto the tennis scene as a 17-year-old phenom in 2005, winning his first ATP title less than a year after turning pro.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024
After he gets fired from his job at an Indiana sporting goods store and his wife walks out on him, Pryce hedges his bets entirely on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom, who will be played by Dager.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
The pop phenom was cemented among the world’s richest people in Forbes’ latest list.
—Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Ohtani cloud overshadows Dodgers start The majority of the Los Angeles Dodgers offseason was dominated with optimism and talk of a World Series challenge after the acquisition of two-time MVP Shohei Ohtani and pitching phenom Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Phenom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phenom. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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