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phenomena

noun

variants or phenomenons

Definition of phenomena

plural of phenomenon

as in miracles

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 phenomena Watch the Eagle Nest live Julia Gomez is a Trending reporter for USA TODAY and covers space phenomena, scientific studies and natural disasters. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 27 July 2026 Tracking the sky to such depths, such resolution and for such a long time practically guarantees that a bevy of weird and baffling phenomena will emerge from the LSST data. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 24 July 2026 Many scientists believe that these phenomena are partially to blame for novel viruses emerging and causing pandemics among humans. — Literary Hub, 23 July 2026 The phenomena were observed earlier this month thanks to monsoon moisture coming from the south and bringing midlevel clouds. — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for phenomena

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At a certain point, the deadly seriousness of so many consecutive anti-miracles can’t help but turn faintly comical.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026
But these are the kinds of miracles location managers and their scouts perform every day.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 22 July 2026

Definition of miracles

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Of course, this darkly surreal turn is revealed to be a daydream as the episode returns to the doctor’s office, where the physician marvels at Dennis’ ability to lower his blood pressure by 20 points in less than a minute.

— Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
Some are historic, and some are modern wonders, but all are architectural marvels.

— Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 22 July 2026

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