Thesaurus results for PHENOMENON

phenomenon

noun

fi-ˈnä-mə-ˌnän

Definition of phenomenon

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 Meanwhile, fashions this fall look distinctly witchy, interest in tarot is on the rise, and Etsy witches are a mainstream phenomenon, offering spell-casting services on the online marketplace to summon up perfect weddings, love, or protection. — Francesca Perry, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026 Next up is Dead Women Talking, a new YLE crime thriller inspired by the true-crime podcast phenomenon that will air across the Nordics following its Finnish premiere. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026 The science behind sleep paralysis Sharpless says that a brain stuck between dreams and wakefulness produces this phenomenon. — Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2026 An economy is not weather, a natural phenomenon that cannot be designed differently or more fairly. — Mariana Mazzucato, Time, 29 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for phenomenon

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Noun

At this point, their winning one or two games would seem like a miracle.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Maybe that could explain some of the college basketball versions of a miracle that have crossed over to Villanova.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of miracle

Noun

Where Gulliver’s Travels is filled with wonder and strangeness, Robinson Crusoe is a novel of schedules, organizational planning, and economic strategizing.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
Huber wonders if, without the buffer, a storm could wash mud into the parking lot behind Undercurrent.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of wonder

Noun

From an avant-garde temple to to contemporary buildings constructed to resemble skeletal forms, below are architectural marvels that reveal why skeletons remain an enduring muse for architects.

— Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2026
In a $220 million gamble, its public power utility, EPB, has helped transform the once struggling post-industrial city into an unlikely marvel of civic reinvention, and an inspiration for many other dozens of copycat towns around the country.

— Sara Herschander, Vox, 29 Oct. 2026

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