: phenomenon
especially
: a person of phenomenal ability or promise
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The Oklahoma defense locked down freshman phenom Bryce Underwood.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Basketball fans will be able to play with the WNBA’s biggest, from Minnesota Lynx star and MVP candidate Napheesa Collier, who has the game’s highest ranking (98), to Indiana Fever phenom Caitlin Clark.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Roman Anthony then extended the lead with a solo shot off his fellow phenom in the bottom of the fifth.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher-slugger-base-stealing phenom Shohei Ohtani.
—Coy Wire, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Basketball fans will be able to play with the WNBA’s biggest, from Minnesota Lynx star and MVP candidate Napheesa Collier, who has the game’s highest ranking (98), to Indiana Fever phenom Caitlin Clark.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Roman Anthony then extended the lead with a solo shot off his fellow phenom in the bottom of the fifth.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher-slugger-base-stealing phenom Shohei Ohtani.
—Coy Wire, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Phenom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phenom. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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