phenom

noun

: phenomenon
especially : a person of phenomenal ability or promise

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Bringing in Cy Young award-winning pitcher Blake Snell, international phenom Roki Sasaki, four-time Gold Glove winner in Hyeseong Kim from the Korean Baseball Organization, and free agent closers Tanner Scott and Kirby Yates made the Dodgers' offseason the envy of 29 other teams. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025 Early on in the 2025 Grammy Awards telecast on Sunday, Taylor Swift appeared to be sitting this close to Wicked phenom Cynthia Erivo — and a video from The Hollywood Reporter's Chris Gardner shared to social media seems to show why. Lauren Huff, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2025 The player is most known for her interactions with women's basketball phenom Caitlin Clark during Clark's rookie WNBA season in 2024. Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025 Pop phenom Taylor Swift is apparently expanding her Rhode Island mansion, multiple sources report. India Roby, Architectural Digest, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for phenom 

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of phenom was in 1881

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“Phenom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phenom. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

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