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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Hurricanes are one of the most difficult natural phenomena to tamper with—so difficult that, right now, climate scientists don’t take the idea seriously.
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Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2024
Then in November, the DoD set up a website to report government activity related to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), also known as UFOs.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2024
The office was established in 2022 to investigate reports and earlier, of UFOs — or, to use the preferred official term, unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAPs.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024
Many chronic pain conditions actually involve a combination of all three of these phenomena – nociceptive, neuropathic and nociplastic pain – which adds to the difficulty of diagnosis and treatment.
—Rachael Rzasa Lynn, The Conversation, 25 July 2024
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Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2024
Then in November, the DoD set up a website to report government activity related to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), also known as UFOs.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 17 Oct. 2024
The office was established in 2022 to investigate reports and earlier, of UFOs — or, to use the preferred official term, unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAPs.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024
Many chronic pain conditions actually involve a combination of all three of these phenomena – nociceptive, neuropathic and nociplastic pain – which adds to the difficulty of diagnosis and treatment.
—Rachael Rzasa Lynn, The Conversation, 25 July 2024
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“Phenomena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phenomena. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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