: phenomenon
especially
: a person of phenomenal ability or promise
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Through the efforts of local Black phenoms like Reggie Sutton and Eddie Brown, Fred Robinson and Rodney Bellinger, Alonzo Highsmith and Melvin Bratton, the Hurricanes secured their first national championship on Jan. 2, 1984.
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Kate Aguilar / Made By History, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
Coin Heist, adapted from Elisa Ludwig’s YA novel, follows in the footsteps of The Breakfast Club by uniting high schoolers who otherwise wouldn’t give each other the time of day: a hacker, the headmaster’s slacker son, a football phenom on a scholarship, and an uptight brainiac.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 8 Jan. 2025
The 29-year-old has long been a phenom who would pop from time to time, but looked ready to take a jump before an injury sidelined him in 2023.
—Dennis Esser, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
The 22-year-old basketball phenom, who played for the University of Iowa and graduated in May 2024, will have her jersey retired in the coming months.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Kate Aguilar / Made By History, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
Coin Heist, adapted from Elisa Ludwig’s YA novel, follows in the footsteps of The Breakfast Club by uniting high schoolers who otherwise wouldn’t give each other the time of day: a hacker, the headmaster’s slacker son, a football phenom on a scholarship, and an uptight brainiac.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 8 Jan. 2025
The 29-year-old has long been a phenom who would pop from time to time, but looked ready to take a jump before an injury sidelined him in 2023.
—Dennis Esser, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
The 22-year-old basketball phenom, who played for the University of Iowa and graduated in May 2024, will have her jersey retired in the coming months.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Phenom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phenom. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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