Collocations for "phenomenon"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "phenomenon" in context.
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phenomenon
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- is [a strange, a known, a strange, a complex, an unexplainable] phenomenon
- the phenomenon in question
- the phenomenon of [social media, globalization]
- an [unexplainable, unexplained] phenomenon
- [study, research] the phenomenon
- [an atomic, a chemical, a quantum, a cosmic] phenomenon
- a natural phenomenon
- a naturally occurring phenomenon
- the phenomena of [space, nature]
- a phenomenon that can occur [when, from]
- the phenomenon was observed for the first time in [1954]
- still cannot explain the phenomenon
- the phenomenon [explains, throws light on, helps understand]
- is the phenomenon known as
- is a growing phenomenon
- the phenomenon has gone worldwide
- a worldwide phenomenon
- a UFO phenomenon
- is a similar phenomenon about
- a [recent, trendy] phenomenon
- the phenomenon is becoming [trendy, popular]
- a (new) [pop, literary, cultural] phenomenon
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