phenomenon
Example Sentences
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What began as a grungy early 2000s desert fest has since evolved into a high-end global cultural phenomenon.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
The vow was the most recent example of a phenomenon taking over on Wall Street: how some of the world’s very richest are bringing their smallest problems to the masses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Different species sometimes arrive at the same biological solution on their own, a phenomenon known as parallel evolution.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026
Kaur also says the phenomenon recalls a "moment right before it switched over into that really rapidly increasing technological growth."
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
Passenger pigeons were but one example of a larger phenomenon.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing phenomenon
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Eclipse Vocabulary
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Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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