Flash and Phenomenon

Flash

Flash noun - Something extraordinary or surprising.

Usage example: the new goalie for our hockey team was apparently quite a flash in his hometown

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Phenomenon and flash are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Phenomenon" instead a noun "Flash".

Nearby Words: flashy, flashed, flashing, flasher, flashback

Phenomenon noun - Something extraordinary or surprising.

Usage example: our jaws dropped when we saw this basketball phenomenon play for the first time

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Flash and phenomenon are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flash" instead a noun "Phenomenon".

Nearby Word: phenomenal

rare	rare flash	rare phenomenon
similar	similar flash	similar phenomenon
popular	popular flash	popular phenomenon
real	real flash	real phenomenon
Other adjectives: big, huge, famous, new, mysterious, odd, strange, different, modern, magical.

It. With. Fire. Pun-Based Title: "Flash fog" instead of "flash flood." There is actually a phenomenon known as flash fog, which is fog which forms and dissipates rapidly.

Source: Fanfic / Flash Fog
One day, the main character of Phenomenon sees a flash of unearthly light, hears a strange sound, and falls unconscious.

Source: The Topic of Cancer
Bizarrely, this is edging its way into Truth in Television with the phenomenon known as a "flash mob," where the performers gather at a prearranged time and place and then assemble as if stepping from the crowd, giving the illusion of spontaneity.

Source: Crowd Song

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