phenomenon
Example Sentences
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As rising temperatures are shifting natural plant cycles, species that synchronise their migration or hibernation can be left without the flowers and plants they rely on – a phenomenon known as ecological mismatch.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
So you put all those things together and you end up with a real cultural phenomenon.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
We could now see a similar phenomenon unfold in Europe.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
Ads became even more of a mass phenomenon, it played an important part in 20th-century history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
The fox froze, wary eyes fixed upon this strange new phenomenon.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing phenomenon
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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