variants
or phenomenons
as in miracles
something extraordinary or surprising
our jaws dropped when we saw this basketball phenomenon play for the first time
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Recent Examples of phenomena
Things like last Friday’s wind, as well as weather phenomena such as fog and hoarfrost, which bind some pollutants and remove them from the air, can cause the air quality to fluctuate.
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Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
Its touchstones appeared to be recently booming phenomena including country music, TikTok tradwives, and mixed martial arts.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
The two phenomena — the Dust Bowl and those epic heat waves — were connected.
—Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2026
The causes of these phenomena are complex.
—Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
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Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026
Its touchstones appeared to be recently booming phenomena including country music, TikTok tradwives, and mixed martial arts.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
The two phenomena — the Dust Bowl and those epic heat waves — were connected.
—Mark Gongloff, Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2026
The causes of these phenomena are complex.
—Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Time, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phenomena
Noun
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New manager Walt Weiss, Atlanta’s bench coach under Snitker for the past eight seasons, now needs a myriad of medical miracles to get the team back to its usual perch at the top of the National League East.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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The nonviolent way does not bring about miracles.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Surrounding your garden with a hardware cloth fence and a shock wire on top will do wonders.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Every team needing a quarterback and watching Darnold’s rise wonders if busts-on-the-rise like Mac Jones and Malik Willis can do something similar.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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At the Gritti Epicurean cooking school, small groups are introduced to the marvels of Venetian culinary traditions in half-day to three-day courses.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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The entry hints at the marvels inside and beyond.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Phenomena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phenomena. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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