nine days' wonder

variants also nine day wonder
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Noun
  • What were River Phoenix’s last words?
    Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Never say those famous last words.
    Giana Levy, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • These latests features are designed for enterprises who want to integrate their AI technology with either existing Salesforce data or even their own data.
    Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Vanderbilt has been working on tempo all season, hasn’t used it a ton in games yet, but unleashed it Saturday and caused trouble.
    Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • In New Orleans, Zeus’ Rescues gave out a ton of pet food in October, double the normal amount, said founder Michelle Cheramie, who said this is the highest demand she’s seen in 20 years.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The pants are loose from the thighs to the hems, giving you room to move while still keeping the shape on-trend.
    Michelle Rostamian, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Why Shop With Us Alison Syrett Cleary is an editor and writer with over 10 years of experience covering fashion trends.
    Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The foldable steering wheel is designed to operate in two modes.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Apparently realizing that launching feuds with other female celebrities could be bad for her burgeoning beauty-products brand, Tisdale immediately jumped into damage control mode Tuesday and had her rep insist to TMZ that her essay was not about Duff, Moore or Trainor.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the David Lynch–style tension built by Will’s arrival just kind of fizzles.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
  • This take on tiramisu has all the flavors of a coconut cream pie but in the classic no-bake dessert style.
    Amanda Holstein, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The do-it-yourself movement is gaining a resurgence.
    Nolan Finley The Detroit News, Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Fortunately for Fulham, the loose ball falls to their centre-forward, as the opposite movements of Jimenez and Sessegnon bamboozle Emmanuel Agbadou.
    Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The show was transcendent—the rare quasi-religious, non-narrative, half-in-Latin hot ticket—but, when a few members in the company came down with COVID, Ars Nova was forced to cancel the final week of performances.
    Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The production, a hot ticket last season at Perelman Performing Arts Center | PAC NYC in downtown Manhattan that was extended three times, is directed by Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch and choreographed by Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 Oct. 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 9 Jan. 2026.

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