nine days' wonder

variants also nine day wonder

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nine days' wonder
Noun
  • Smith, 75 and sentenced to die for a triple murder in Nashville in 1989, spoke his last words from a gurney inside Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville at 10:32 a.m.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 22 May 2025
  • Your last words are so powerful, and they’re also cut off, which is unique and leaves interpretation for the audience.
    William Earl, Variety, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • The latests deaths included three residents of long-term care facilities in Dallas, as well as a Balch Springs man in his 20s and a Dallas man in his 60s.
    Dana Branham, Dallas News, 30 Apr. 2020
  • That equates to more than 45 million Americans using CBD products, based on latest available U.S. Census estimates.
    Brendan Bures, chicagotribune.com, 2 Oct. 2019
Noun
  • While there wasn’t a ton of movement from the Blackhawks this offseason, the youngins on this roster make the team unpredictable going into the fall.
    Kaitlyn Pohly, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
  • Following a first season of twists and turns (and a ton of points allowed), Canales and his crew are hoping to see improved returns from Ejiro Evero’s defense in 2025.
    Mike Kaye July 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Even Major League Baseball hopped on the trend at Citizens Bank Park, where the Philadelphia Phillies' mascot, Phillie Phanatic, recreated the moment with a feminine version of the mascot.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 22 July 2025
  • Eva Longoria opted for summer’s white hot trend at the Global Gift Gala on Sunday in Marbella, Spain.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 21 July 2025
Noun
  • This helps explain why many people in fawn mode lose touch with their own needs and feelings.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • At least a tease, with 22 points, mostly in attack mode.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • The real fireworks started with Will Ospreay and Swerve Strickland’s victory over The Young Bucks, which delivered AEW’s signature style: Flips, tricks, no-sells, piledrivers, destroyers, countless kickouts of finishing moves, and a ridiculously impressive fast pace.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2025
  • As with any popular interior design style from this time, some people took the look a bit too far, and spaces started to look a little too docile and frilly.
    Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • The balloons provide essential atmospheric data used in models that help predict hurricane movement, such as the balloon in Del Rio, Texas that warned forecasters of the potential for heavy rain in Texas in early July.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 July 2025
  • Sitting in a chair that supports movement, such as one with a self-adjusting recline mechanism, can help prevent this condition, according to Puleio.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • The vinyls are hot ticket items with some eBay listings pricing north of $1,100.
    Bryan West, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
  • Sure enough, the Super Six group-stage match between Pakistan and India proved a hot ticket.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 22 June 2025
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“Nine days' wonder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nine%20days%27%20wonder. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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