variants
or phenomenons
as in prodigies
something extraordinary or surprising
our jaws dropped when we saw this basketball phenomenon play for the first time
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Deploying them in batches – known as constellations – means multiple devices can make observations of the same phenomena.
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Mustafa Aksoy, The Conversation, 27 Sep. 2024
Since its launch, the James Webb Space Telescope has provided images ranging from distant galaxies to enigmatic cosmic phenomena.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 17 Sep. 2024
Together, the two phenomena could have caused the Great Dying, and the catastrophic extinctions began on land before occurring in the ocean.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Sep. 2024
It’s best viewed during a full moon, but the phenomena will continue through much of 2025.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
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Mustafa Aksoy, The Conversation, 27 Sep. 2024
Since its launch, the James Webb Space Telescope has provided images ranging from distant galaxies to enigmatic cosmic phenomena.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 17 Sep. 2024
Together, the two phenomena could have caused the Great Dying, and the catastrophic extinctions began on land before occurring in the ocean.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Sep. 2024
It’s best viewed during a full moon, but the phenomena will continue through much of 2025.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Phenomena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phenomena. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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