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
Disney had to be thanking its lucky stars for casting Ryan Gosling in the lead after another Gosling-in-space movie, Project Hail Mary, became a critical, box office and pop culture phenomena this year.
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Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Additionally, there was the ever-present phenomenon of Western exceptionalism.
—Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
Julia Gomez is a Trending reporter for USA TODAY and covers invasive species, space phenomena, scientific studies, natural disasters and trending news.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 20 May 2026
This isn’t a niche romance novel phenomenon anymore.
—Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
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Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
Additionally, there was the ever-present phenomenon of Western exceptionalism.
—Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
Julia Gomez is a Trending reporter for USA TODAY and covers invasive species, space phenomena, scientific studies, natural disasters and trending news.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 20 May 2026
This isn’t a niche romance novel phenomenon anymore.
—Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phenomenon
Noun
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Her work explores healing from childhood trauma, perfectionism, motherhood, and the quiet synchronistic winks that guide us to the miracles awaiting us.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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The farmer then slipped into a coma and only came out of it a few weeks later, with doctors calling him a miracle, per the BBC.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Benjamín Echazarreta’s cinematography is alert to the workaday energy of the hotel as well as the eerie beauty of the setting, with its mix of fairy-tale wonder and bone-deep dread.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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Some looks are too good to be treated as a one-wear wonder, and such looks are often by Chanel.—
Alice Newbold,
Vogue,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Purists and fans were dispirited; this 650 hp engine had its own fan base for its throaty power and engineering marvel.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Getting the carbon out of buildings, factories, and transportation infrastructure provides no awe, no spiritual elevation, no invitation for humans to reflect on the marvel that is our planet.—
John Reid,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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“Phenomenon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phenomenon. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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