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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The phenomenon is not limited to downtowns, Brady added.
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Denise Chow, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
The 'Phenomena-List' With 2024’s total solar eclipse sparking mass travel along the path of totality, Expedia believes that travel for natural phenomena will continue to be hot.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2024
There is no shortage of things to do while visiting Christmas Island National Park, though one famous phenomenon tourists often strive to see during their trip is the annual red crab migration.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2024
Still, the lack of hard evidence doesn’t mean the phenomenon doesn’t exist.
—Lauren Mazzo, SELF, 16 Oct. 2024
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Denise Chow, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
The 'Phenomena-List' With 2024’s total solar eclipse sparking mass travel along the path of totality, Expedia believes that travel for natural phenomena will continue to be hot.
—Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2024
There is no shortage of things to do while visiting Christmas Island National Park, though one famous phenomenon tourists often strive to see during their trip is the annual red crab migration.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2024
Still, the lack of hard evidence doesn’t mean the phenomenon doesn’t exist.
—Lauren Mazzo, SELF, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Phenomenon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phenomenon. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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