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
  • At the end of the interview, subjects (including Goodall) are asked to look into a camera and give their final message, their last words to the world.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
  • What were James Dean’s last words?
    Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This facility is claimed to have an annual carbon removal capacity of 3,000 tons and is the world’s first technology-agnostic Direct Air Capture (DAC) facility, hosting up to ten different DAC technologies in one location.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The design includes tons of additional features, including an anti-snore setting (elevates the mattress slightly to open up the nasal passages), dual massage settings (individual massages on both sides of the bed), and a zero-gravity setting (head and foot elevation).
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
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
  • Buffett and Munger built careers on discipline and restraint—waiting for the fat pitch, resisting fads, preserving optionality.
    Big Think, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
  • In a recent partnership with Kashi, a protein- and fiber-rich cereal brand, Cody aims to challenge fads and encourage healthy, balanced lifestyles.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Many other Big Tech companies also slashed their headcounts around that time as the pandemic receded and consumer demand trends changed.
    Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The firings included staff at the agency’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control who track suicide trends and those in charge of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), the CDC journal that reports disease outbreaks to public health agencies nationwide.
    Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Five buttons on top of the Envision are used to control the smart binoculars, switching between modes and turning the AR display on or off as needed.
    Tariq Malik, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Getting to shift modes is really enjoyable, especially live.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Their shared enthusiasms are utterly sexless.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Nine days' wonders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nine%20days%27%20wonders. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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