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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Buzz Aldrin, famed astronaut from the Apollo 11 mission, said in a 1969 interview published on Friday that he saw several inexplicable phenomena on his trip to the Moon.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

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

Heuristics is the fancy term for the human readiness to shove phenomena into categories into which they don’t quite fit, mainly to economize on mental effort.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Is it more strained than claims that the skepticism of onlookers systematically prevents the occurrence of certain paranormal phenomena?

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos