nine days' wonders

variants also nine day wonders
Definition of nine days' wondersnext
plural of nine days' wonder

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Noun
  • The sound of yelling drowned out his last words.
    Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
  • What were Kurt Cobain's last words?
    Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Is the economy irrationally exuberant, with tons of rapid, expensive hiring and new investment?
    Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
  • An asteroid the size of a house exploded over the city of Chelyabinsk with the force of 440,000 tons of TNT, damaging buildings and injuring more than 1,600 people, according to NASA.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The Story and American Buffalo are going to be hot tickets too.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • There are several other ongoing furors about the president’s propensity to use his power in unusually personal ways.
    Niall Stanage, The Hill, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The interplay between these might drive the evolution of fads.
    Big Think, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Once relegated to sad desk lunches and low fat diet fads, this creamy, protein powerhouse is now the secret weapon behind some of our readers’ smartest, coziest, and most craveable recipes.
    Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Brett Hollenbeck, an associate professor of marketing at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, co-authored a study published last year that produced similarly concerning trends.
    Alana Wise, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Combine some of this season's biggest nail trends by topping an aura nail with white chrome powder.
    Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • More speed settings, modes and optional accessories add to the cost, with midrange vibration platform machines topping out around $300 and high-end vibration platform machines around $500.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • However, these modes of transportation can be costly and worth insuring.
    Liz Knueven, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Urie plays Monty Blakemont III, a dashing art connoisseur and philanthropist, whose enthusiasms are genuine though his financial resources are suspect.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Fedorova knows that her enthusiasms will not be shared by everyone.
    Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Nine days' wonders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nine%20days%27%20wonders. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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