phenomena
Example Sentences
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Seen through this lens, contemporary phenomena that appear baffling begin to make sense.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
“Rather than relying on a single metric such as polling, it takes a multidimensional approach to evaluating candidate viability. That approach better reflects how political scientists measure complex phenomena like electoral competitiveness.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
"Triplet superconductors make a number of unusual physical phenomena possible. These phenomena have important applications in quantum technology and spintronics," said Linder.
From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2026
"Unfortunately, natural processes are often accelerated by meteorological phenomena, such as the tail end of storm Oriana", he said.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
The earliest theoretical attempts to describe and explain the universe involved the idea that events and natural phenomena were controlled by spirits with human emotions who acted in a very humanlike and unpredictable manner.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
