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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Recent Examples of phenomena
How to see the Northern Lights well Being further north gives you a better chance of spotting the northern lights in general, however, those further south hoping to catch a glimpse of the phenomena should seek dark skies with minimal light pollution or clouds.
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Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
In such examples, the pedometer is assumed to provide accurate knowledge of the hard-to-track phenomena, whether that’s 24-hour canine activity, children’s play or the mysteries of cow ovulation.
—Jacqueline D. Wernimont, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
For much of the 20th century, mathematicians would delight in thinking about the strange hidden phenomena that Ramanujan had unearthed.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
The wide coverage area of the phone map data also gives researchers the opportunity to see and document interesting ionosphere phenomena, like plasma bubbles, with a limited amount of specialized equipment.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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Jess Thomson, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
In such examples, the pedometer is assumed to provide accurate knowledge of the hard-to-track phenomena, whether that’s 24-hour canine activity, children’s play or the mysteries of cow ovulation.
—Jacqueline D. Wernimont, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
For much of the 20th century, mathematicians would delight in thinking about the strange hidden phenomena that Ramanujan had unearthed.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
The wide coverage area of the phone map data also gives researchers the opportunity to see and document interesting ionosphere phenomena, like plasma bubbles, with a limited amount of specialized equipment.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phenomena
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Catch a Moulin Rouge show The capital of cabaret, and one of the most iconic spectacles in Paris, is the Moulin Rouge in Pigalle, whose symbolic red windmill sits below the hilltop village of Montmartre.Lane Nieset, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Around 55 years old at the time, Arthur wears a suit, tie, and round spectacles, and he is being carried away by three helmeted police officers, one holding him under each arm, another under his legs.Krista Stevens, Longreads, 4 Dec. 2024
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Both Atkin and Appleton were emphatic in their respective assertions that their small businesses wouldn’t be possible without the marvels of modern technology and Amazon’s presence.Steven Aquino, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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That exuberant number is performed in the Shiz library, one of Crowley’s many design marvels, with its rotating cylindrical shelving and movable ladders.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
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Phantom-limb sensations are a very different variety of confusing messages of the nervous system.Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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These sensations are not solely nuisances.Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Phenomena.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phenomena. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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