: phenomenon
especially
: a person of phenomenal ability or promise
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Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki has struggled with his command in his stateside debut.
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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
Many of the traits that make Finney-Smith a plus-minus phenom also applied to one of those Santa Monica College kids.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
The uber-talented, two-way phenom was just weeks away from becoming an early-round selection in the 2021 MLB Draft.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2025
Yet Pryce finds a career resurgence thanks to scouting (and coaching and caddying for) a 17-year-old golf phenom (Peter Dager).
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 8 May 2025
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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
Many of the traits that make Finney-Smith a plus-minus phenom also applied to one of those Santa Monica College kids.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
The uber-talented, two-way phenom was just weeks away from becoming an early-round selection in the 2021 MLB Draft.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2025
Yet Pryce finds a career resurgence thanks to scouting (and coaching and caddying for) a 17-year-old golf phenom (Peter Dager).
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 8 May 2025
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“Phenom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phenom. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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