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
Sokoloff pushed back, saying that familial support in elections isn’t a new phenomenon.
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Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Context Social news sites are part of what is known as the social media phenomenon, that is, social media’s rapid and global adoption by active Internet users.
—Steve Paulussen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
But this year, the hamburger has been the focus of business stories and a social media phenomenon.
—Pete Suerken, Fortune, 28 May 2026
Hansen became a phenomenon, which Primetime captures.
—Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
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Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Context Social news sites are part of what is known as the social media phenomenon, that is, social media’s rapid and global adoption by active Internet users.
—Steve Paulussen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
But this year, the hamburger has been the focus of business stories and a social media phenomenon.
—Pete Suerken, Fortune, 28 May 2026
Hansen became a phenomenon, which Primetime captures.
—Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phenomenon
Noun
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Fiction is a miracle in that way.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Gridiron-minded boomers will assert that, in 1969, Joe Namath’s Jets scored, in Super Bowl III, the greatest of all Gotham miracles.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
Noun
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Last summer, Amy Gleason became a true believer in the wonders of artificial intelligence.—
Elizabeth Dwoskin,
Washington Post,
4 June 2026
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Little wonder, then, that so many candidates see an opening.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
Noun
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There are few shows that have been as successful in introducing new faces as HBO’s medical marvel The Pitt.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2026
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The other two are flute innovator and composer Claire Chase and percussion marvel and UC San Diego professor Steven Schick.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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“Phenomenon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phenomenon. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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