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 Discovery Channel series purports to investigate the mysteries and phenomena connected to the ranch, including ancient, lost civilizations and UFO activity.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025
Still, headlines were reassuring readers the mysterious blips were nothing more than weather phenomena.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
This kind of research is part of a broader effort in modern physics to understand how complex phenomena—such as time, consciousness, or classical reality itself—emerge from simpler underlying rules.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
Here are the real-life events and phenomena that inspired the Avatar franchise.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phenomena
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Among the many miracles my mom pulled off throughout my childhood was fixing us a hot breakfast nearly every morning, school days included.—
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Last December, Yvette Olazar, a 33-year-old mom of three, had a hunch that her daughter Natalie, who was in 6th grade, had stopped believing in magical elves and Christmas miracles.—
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It’s worked wonders on my dry skin and dark circles, especially when combined with a thick moisturizer and eye cream.—
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Using a mild dish soap and water solution will work wonders.—
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But these seven couples made their wedding celebrations truly unforgettable by tying the knot at world-famous sites, from ancient settings to modern marvels.—
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During my early childhood, my brother and I lived in innocence, away from the great world, absorbed by sand, waves and marvels of the ocean.—
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“Phenomena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phenomena. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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