1
as in casualties
a chance and usually sudden event bringing loss or injury
was involved in a minor accident on her way home from work
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2
as in chances
the uncertain course of events
you shouldn't leave it to accident to decide where you'll be lodging in the course of your trip across the country
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Recent Examples of accidents
Researchers measured violent and property crime data from 2023, fatal car accidents, drug overdose deaths and excessive drinking rates.
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
Boat accidents and overcrowding are common in Nigeria.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
These choices weren’t accidents.
—Michael Fitts, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Speaking to The Times, Michelle Froome said her husband had also sustained a pericardial rupture, a tear in the protective sac surrounding the heart, often caused by blunt chest trauma and often occurring in road accidents.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Improvement, centered around Reyna, a New York single mom with tattoos whose life is influenced by fateful moments, random meetings and accidents, won the National Book Critics Circle fiction award and the PEN/Faulkner award.
—Jane Ciabattari
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Heat stress can also worsen mental health and chronic conditions including diabetes and asthma and increase the risk of accidents and the spread of infectious diseases.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Ford said there have not been any reports of accidents or injuries due to any of these issues.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
One issue in the audit that particularly upset Ortega was the dearth of criminal referrals and substantial fines in accidents involving worker deaths.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
Boat accidents and overcrowding are common in Nigeria.
—Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
These choices weren’t accidents.
—Michael Fitts, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Speaking to The Times, Michelle Froome said her husband had also sustained a pericardial rupture, a tear in the protective sac surrounding the heart, often caused by blunt chest trauma and often occurring in road accidents.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Improvement, centered around Reyna, a New York single mom with tattoos whose life is influenced by fateful moments, random meetings and accidents, won the National Book Critics Circle fiction award and the PEN/Faulkner award.
—Jane Ciabattari
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Heat stress can also worsen mental health and chronic conditions including diabetes and asthma and increase the risk of accidents and the spread of infectious diseases.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Ford said there have not been any reports of accidents or injuries due to any of these issues.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
One issue in the audit that particularly upset Ortega was the dearth of criminal referrals and substantial fines in accidents involving worker deaths.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accidents
Noun
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No casualties have been reported.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Israel accuses the militant group of using civilians as human shields and says therefore Hamas is responsible for the civilian casualties in Gaza.—
Chloe Veltman,
NPR,
9 Sep. 2025
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Investors peg the chances of a quarter-point rate cut this month at about 90% and the odds of a half-point cut at nearly 10%, according to CME FedWatch Tool, a measure of market sentiment.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Former Brevard County School Board Member Jennifer Jenkins is launching a longshot Democratic bid for Marco Rubio’s former Senate seat — and hoping the polarizing prospect of bringing independents into the party’s primary will strengthen her chances.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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On Tuesday, 85 scientists released a 459-page rebuttal to the DOE report, highlighting a large body of scientific literature pointing to how climate change can exacerbate droughts, floods, crop failures, and other disasters.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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Greengrass viewed the story of The Lost Bus through a similar lens, following a micro, primal cinematic story of survival that was ultimately about what these disasters mean on a macro level.—
Tomris Laffly,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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With any luck, it will someday be reversed, like other famous examples of Supreme Court decisions that reflected prejudice against African-Americans, Japanese-Americans, and others.—
Noah Feldman,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Rather than hang out with the two old hags, Cherry decides to try her luck on the stand-up paddleboards with Brigitte and Daniel, but quickly loses her balance.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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And the aforementioned circumstances at wide receiver don’t help that cause.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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As with all Greengrass’s films, though, this is a film about ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, which is no doubt what drew him to Brad Ingelsby’s very human script.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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Scientists use superfine silica to block battery hazards Inspired by the behavior of oobleck, Gabriel Veith and his team aimed to make lithium-ion batteries safer by adding an impact-resistant material to the electrolyte.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
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Mold & Mildew Growth Allergies and respiratory issues aren't the only health hazards that can come from dust in the bathroom.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Accidents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accidents. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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