phenomena

[fi-nom-uh-nuh] / fɪˈnɒm ə nə /

NOUN

something known through senses

Synonyms

STRONG

development experience phantasm wonder

WEAK

phenomenality

Example Sentences

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Another file summarizes statements from seven federal government employees who separately reported "several unidentified anomalous phenomena" in the United States in 2023.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Looking ahead, the researchers plan to apply the method to study additional phenomena, including interface dynamics and ultrafast phase transitions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

Seen through this lens, contemporary phenomena that appear baffling begin to make sense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

An uncontrolled, sudden increase in voltage in the system "on a day with multiple concurrent phenomena" led to instability and "cascading generation", it said.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Newton was the first person ever to figure out that these two phenomena were due to the same force.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan