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Can phenomena be used as a singular?
Phenomena has been in occasional use as a singular since the early 18th century, as has the plural phenomenas. Our evidence shows that singular phenomena is primarily a speech form used by poets, critics, and professors, among others, but one that sometimes turns up in edited prose.
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- Although it seemed like a fad a few years ago, Twitter has evolved into a phenomena with more than 200 million users …
- —Myron P. Medcalf
Recent Examples of phenomena from the Web
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For the past day, Rybka has been intently watching the weather forecast trying to find the best and cloudless spot for the astronomical phenomena.
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People from 34 different states and eight countries, including Great Britain, Japan and Colombia, decided that a minor-league baseball game was the place to experience one of the rarest of astronomical phenomena.
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Our elders explained the touchstones in culture that provided perspective and context for the societal phenomena being experienced even today.
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During the first century A.D., people—including astrologers, magicians, alchemists and mystics—who claimed to have mastery over supernatural phenomena held sway over kings, religious leaders and whole populations.
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Featuring exquisite renderings of enigmatic cosmic phenomena, seminal scientific instruments, and spectacular scenes in deep space,.
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One of the more comforting things about talking to Strickler about paranormal phenomena is his matter-of-factness in recounting what happened, and, more importantly, his reluctance to ascribe any particular meaning to these phenomena.
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The algae blooms are a natural phenomena, Schain said.
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Entitled 'Fake News,' the installation is about the current phenomena of Internet culture and the spread of misinformation, which can lead to and has resulted in toxic consequences.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'phenomena.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of phenomena
1708
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