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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From gardening tools to kitchen gadgets, and even inflatable hot tubs, the Middle of Lidl has become a cultural phenomenon and the subject of prime-time TV documentaries.
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Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
These are unexplainable phenomena scattered throughout the game’s world that can kill an unwary player in an instant.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Bangladesh is a particularly telling representation of this phenomenon.
—Caleb Hofmann, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024
Kickers missing kicks is not a new phenomenon — unless that kicker is Tucker.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
These are unexplainable phenomena scattered throughout the game’s world that can kill an unwary player in an instant.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
Bangladesh is a particularly telling representation of this phenomenon.
—Caleb Hofmann, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024
Kickers missing kicks is not a new phenomenon — unless that kicker is Tucker.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phenomenon
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With less than a month to go until Christmas, there is still plenty of time for a few of the four-legged residents to enjoy a festival miracle of their own.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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Only by unifying and coming together to solve a common problem, like the rescue of Matt Watney (Matt Damon) in The Martian, can humanity achieve something akin to miracles.Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
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That’s part of the Dune trap — moviegoers for the 1984 version were greeted with a glossary of terminology — but so far, the show doesn’t have the magisterial wonder of the Villeneuve films to give it a boost.Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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The cryptocurrency is now the eighth (most valuable) wonder of the financial world — beating out silver.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
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Mughal emperor Shah Jahan contracted a marvel of architectural precision built in memory of one of his wives, Mumtaz Mahal, after her death.Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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Among my reflections from the rig: This is a technological marvel.Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Phenomenon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phenomenon. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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