nine days' wonders

variants also nine day wonders
plural of nine days' wonder

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nine days' wonders
Noun
  • What were Richard Ramirez’s last words?
    Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
  • Death penalty states generally allow last statements from the execution chamber, but Texas catalogs the prisoners’ last words online, except for vulgar and racist language or what sounds unintelligible.
    Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • This isn’t the place for people who prefer resorts that provide tons of entertainment.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2026
  • In fact, millions of tons remain unaccounted for.
    Lisa Emili, The Conversation, 16 June 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
  • Like most fads, mah-jongg slowly began to fade.
    Ashley Parker, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
  • There are plenty of timeless kitchens out there, but there are also kitchen fads that don't stand the test of time.
    Cori Sears, The Spruce, 14 June 2026
Noun
  • In recent years, wellness culture and beauty trends have also pushed consumers toward approaches that include red-light therapy, injectable treatments and biohacking supplements.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 13 June 2026
  • Cycle syncing has become one of the fastest-growing women’s wellness trends, fueled by femtech apps and a steady stream of social media advice.
    Allison Palmer Updated June 13, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
Noun
  • The new earbuds are designed to deliver natural ambiance with high-quality audio reproduction without the need for electronic pass-through modes.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • The Maybach variant offers a more pampering suspension than its performance- minded Mercedes-AMG sibling, while still allowing for varying degrees of responsiveness through four drive modes—Comfort, Maybach, Sport, and Individual.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Two of Zohran Mamdani’s enthusiasms — better bus service and soccer — have, in the World Cup, found their moment of zingy cross-pollination.
    Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 4 June 2026
  • The movie thus offers a complaint about the end results of Putinism, not about the ideas—the emotions, the enthusiasms, the resentments, the hatreds—that brought it about.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 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 19 Jun. 2026.

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