phenomenon

noun

fi-ˈnä-mə-ˌnän How to pronounce phenomenon (audio)
Definition of phenomenonnext
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 And beyond its physical properties, the Air Jordan 11 has also been a pop culture phenomenon. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026 The series — based on the Game Changers books by Rachel Reid — swiftly cemented itself as a cultural phenomenon when season 1 dropped on HBO Max in November 2025. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026 The researchers also point out the limitations of their work, since the simulations were conducted in two-dimensions, even though most phenomena in the world are three-dimensional. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026 The lack of access to institutional credit and chronic indebtedness is also seen by some researchers as a contributing factor to the phenomenon of farmer suicides in rural India. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for phenomenon
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  1. miracle
  2. wonder
  3. marvel
Noun
  • By the time the snowfall melts, Rukumba is no longer a community but a collection of competing interests each convinced the miracle belongs to them.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Aug. 2026
  • History is against Australia flipping this game on its head and claiming a miracle victory.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of miracle
Noun
  • Mistruths, false claims, scams, and other deceptive efforts are tricking people into thinking that a watermark removal app will do wonders, whereas the reality is that the results are at best half-mixed or aimed to cause damage.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Sustained dry heating works wonders, killing eggs as well as adult bedbugs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of wonder
Noun
  • Then, as now, America’s supermarkets are a marvel of the free market.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
  • In other words, people on Earth weren't the only ones who got to participate in the marvel.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of marvel

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