as in miracle
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 phenomenon
The flip of the New Glarus phenomenon on the Iowa side is Cedar Rapids, which sits 30 miles north of Iowa City and 70 miles southwest of Dubuque.
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Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The Dream Cruise might be the ultimate demonstration of the hold cars and car culture have on metro Detroit, but of course, car culture isn’t just a local phenomenon.
—Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
The all-consuming totality of the Julia Roberts phenomenon was well-earned.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
While there is still some debate among psychologists and scientists, a consensus is emerging that food addiction is a real phenomenon.
—Claire Wilcox, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
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Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
The Dream Cruise might be the ultimate demonstration of the hold cars and car culture have on metro Detroit, but of course, car culture isn’t just a local phenomenon.
—Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
The all-consuming totality of the Julia Roberts phenomenon was well-earned.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
While there is still some debate among psychologists and scientists, a consensus is emerging that food addiction is a real phenomenon.
—Claire Wilcox, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phenomenon
Noun
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Then we got suckered again, paying $100,000 to another miracle healer who had something called a PAP-IMI machine, which can supposedly cure anything with electromagnetic waves.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
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Nina Tassler bought the pitch in the room but a bigger miracle to be teamed up with Jerry Bruckheimer.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Having players in their usual roles could do wonders for a rush defense and pass rush that have been inconsistent throughout Oliver’s injury.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Still, having a quality linebacker like Overshown would do wonders for the defense.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Browse a bit and marvel at the beauty of the buildings and the window displays.—
Pat Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Oct. 2025
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Bridges have always been one of the most awe-inspiring marvels of engineering.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Phenomenon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phenomenon. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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