Issue and Phenomenon

Issue

Issue noun - A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon.

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

Nearby Words: issued, issuing, issuance, issuer

Phenomenon noun - Something extraordinary or surprising.

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

Nearby Word: phenomenal

particular	particular issue	particular phenomenon
similar	similar issue	similar phenomenon
related	related issue	related phenomenon
common	common issue	common phenomenon
Other adjectives: specific, actual, entire, real, big, huge, social, famous, new, major, psychological, frequent, general, different, recurring, recent, medical, biggest.

This phenomenon became so prevalent in the Global Guardians PBEM Universe that the various game masters would issue a moratorium on certain character concepts.

Source: Overused Copycat Character
Nintendo Power lampshaded this phenomenon in the May 2011 issue's highlight on Kirby, saying he puts on his "angry eyes" for the boxart.

Source: American Kirby is Hardcore
One of the first articles about this phenomenon in a 1999 issue of Stereophile magazine had a veteran engineer say that he had "not heard a good sounding CD since 1993" and that "I can't listen... it's the compression that ruins it for me".

Source: Serious Business / Music

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