variants
or phenomenons
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
The Japanese calendar also has 72 micro-seasons, each of which occurs for about 5 days and includes such phenomena as when the frogs start singing, or the lotus start blossoming, or the wild geese migrate.
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Catherine Heald,
Travel + Leisure,
22 June 2026
Netflix has built a strong track record of turning novels into cultural phenomena, with series and films that spark new fandoms, expand fictional worlds, boost book and audiobook sales, and influence trends across music, fashion, and retail.
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Dana Feldman,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Scientists can draw on it to identify and study 100,000 exoplanets, hundreds of millions of galaxies, billions of stars, and rare objects and phenomena — including some that astronomers have never witnessed before.
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Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
Canadian streamer Crave’s breakout hit Heated Rivalry — one of the most talked about shows of the last year — became a pop culture phenomena.
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Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
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Catherine Heald,
Travel + Leisure,
22 June 2026
Netflix has built a strong track record of turning novels into cultural phenomena, with series and films that spark new fandoms, expand fictional worlds, boost book and audiobook sales, and influence trends across music, fashion, and retail.
—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Scientists can draw on it to identify and study 100,000 exoplanets, hundreds of millions of galaxies, billions of stars, and rare objects and phenomena — including some that astronomers have never witnessed before.
—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
Canadian streamer Crave’s breakout hit Heated Rivalry — one of the most talked about shows of the last year — became a pop culture phenomena.
—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phenomena
Noun
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But the long-term health of populations may depend less on discovering new miracles than on our building systems disciplined enough to act before miracles become necessary.
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Liberal clergy abandoned certain tenets of Christian orthodoxy—the Virgin Birth, Christ’s miracles—for a more literary and historical approach to the Bible.
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Tuba, or tubá, is one of many undersung wonders of tiny Colima state, a place that barely makes a blip on most international and even domestic tourists’ radar.
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For our weary eyeballs, strained and tired from long periods locked onto screens, rest and relaxation can do wonders.
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Gomez shared a video taken prior to the ceremony in which Swift marvels at her pal.
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In the biography, Bluett marvels at Diallo’s devotion to his faith, especially his memorization of the Quran.
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“Phenomena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phenomena. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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