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
This relatively new phenomenon was met with a different attitude when heavy wildfire smoke blanketed the Midwest and East Coast in 2023.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Chronic absenteeism is a nationwide phenomenon, one that is fueling falling test scores in this state and others.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
This phenomenon, which occurs every 18.6 years, causes the moonrise and moonset to occur at the most extreme north and southernmost points.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 5 June 2025
The highest chance to see the phenomenon is forecast throughout northern Canada and Alaska.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2025
Chronic absenteeism is a nationwide phenomenon, one that is fueling falling test scores in this state and others.
—Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
This phenomenon, which occurs every 18.6 years, causes the moonrise and moonset to occur at the most extreme north and southernmost points.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 5 June 2025
The highest chance to see the phenomenon is forecast throughout northern Canada and Alaska.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phenomenon
Noun
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The Panthers had their own miracle on ice on Sam Reinhart’s sharp-angle goal from the left that found its way inside the net with 19.5 seconds left in regulation as a crowd ready to file out dejected erupted with sonic joy.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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This biological truth has become my personal miracle.—
Stixx Mathews,
Essence,
13 June 2025
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Korea's Jeju Island, a lush tropical destination full of natural wonders, is bringing back its World Heritage Festival this July.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
5 June 2025
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That is, putting the current environmental crisis in the long context of Earth history can do wonders for one’s mood.—
Tim Weed
June 4,
Literary Hub,
4 June 2025
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Open daily from 5 a.m. to midnight with free admission, the two-acre park invites visitors to wander among these kinetic marvels.—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
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This gem detailing the ancient underground aqueducts of Rome gives both a visual and historical account of man’s insatiable appetite to overcome nature and create astonishing engineering marvels to uplift the human condition.—
Smithsonian magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 May 2025
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“Phenomenon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phenomenon. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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