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 Moore chose RushTok to introduce her AI influencer to the world after watching the annual phenomenon for the past five years. — Jesse Watson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 Many people are familiar with the El Niño phenomenon of warming surface temperatures across the Pacific Ocean. — Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 2 Oct. 2026 An experimental artifact is a false or misleading result caused by the experiment itself rather than the phenomenon being studied. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026 But, with careful planning, some telltale indicators of rainbows and other optical phenomena can be seen. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for phenomenon

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For shoppers who have grown skeptical of miracle bottles and 10-step promises, a quieter approach to hair is moving into mainstream American retail.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
And Latif comes back to life, a surreal battlefield miracle that could seem out of place in a movie dominated by a realistically textured world.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of miracle

Noun

Its sealed perimeter, only accessible via lines and screening, now makes one of the world’s wonders feel less like a wondrous part of the city than an attraction held behind glass.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Yet the structural refrain that underpins this wonder of a book always returns to love.

— Gabrielle Bellot, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of wonder

Noun

Unlike other pipe organs, these engineering marvels have percussive sound effects for thunderclaps, horse hooves and train whistles, perfect for old movie palaces.

— Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
What can’t go unremarked upon, though, is the surpassing wonder of Dennis Gassner and Richard Johnson’s production design, a near-Brechtian marvel of diaphanous screens, rotating parts, and other ingenious devices.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

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