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 But those out-of-state donations were a new phenomenon, Folwell said at the time. — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 12 Oct. 2026 Both of us gravitated toward the dot cake, vanilla cake and buttercream, entirely obscured by a psychedelic layer of rainbow sprinkles, an online phenomenon neither of us had tried. — Tanya Bush, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026 Stoliker also points out that there’s evidence that giving someone a task mid-trip pulls them out of the state—a phenomenon researchers sometimes call grounding. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026 Case in point, Popular creator Snarly Carly shared a video explaining this phenomenon in TikTok parlance. — Georgia Casey, Allure, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for phenomenon

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Noun

Policymakers, investors, and business leaders are counting on AI to be a miracle cure for everything from runaway public debt to the costs associated with aging populations.

— RUCHIR SHARMA, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
The churn of new produce doesn’t feel like a miracle so much as an inevitability.

— Tanya Bush, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of miracle

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O’Rourke and double bassist Johan Berthling shape a steady drone, while Ishibashi’s piano runs suggest time-lapse footage of ice crystals forming, ordinary little bits cohering into objects of wonder.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
But Klara’s innocent wonder and unwavering loyalty soon start to heal the family and bring some light to Josie’s complicated world.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of wonder

Noun

And then there is Turin, Italy’s first capital and a Baroque marvel with the Alps to its west and north.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Frances marvels at how quickly people are radicalized online, how the machine essentially transforms them from one type of individual to another.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026

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