accidents

noun

plural of accident
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 The fantasy and sci-fi elements prove somewhat trickier for Meyer to navigate, but that mainly leads to happy accidents. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026 The Army had the second-most accidents that year, though the Marines’ rate was nearly double that of the Army, Air Force and Navy. — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The deaths, attorney Tom Ford said, are preventable, tragic accidents, but despite years of advocacy from various safety organizations, an average of 37 children still die of vehicular heatstroke every year. — Andre Butso, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Mountaineering accidents are common in northern Pakistan, home to some of the world’s highest mountains. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 There have been no reports of injuries or accidents related to the recall, the company said. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 The hope is that not only will traffic flow improve, but attention to safety will, especially after recent accidents. — Jessica Riley, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 Last year, 161 people under 25 died in traffic accidents, up from 129 in 2019. — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 9 Aug. 2026 The new rules, introduced by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES), are designed to reduce the risk of accidents and the need for expensive search and rescue (SAR) operations. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accidents
  1. casualties
  2. chances
  3. disasters
  4. luck
  5. circumstances
  6. hazards
Noun
  • There were no reports of casualties, the health authorities said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Following a slew of casualties (including James Norton’s Ormund Hightower) during a massive battle between the Blacks and the Greens at Tumbleton, Helaena Targaryen (Phia Saban) jumps to her death off screen in King’s Landing.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of casualties
Noun
  • Its volatile stock closely tracks investors’ perceived chances of cashing in on the GLP-1 boom.
    — Joseph Wilkins,Lee Ying Shan,Yun Li, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The running text would distract from interviews of newsmakers, for example, but executives do see more chances to use it.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of chances
Noun
  • Next week, for the first time ever, Taiwan will deliberately slow its mobile internet speed, testing how citizens would communicate if bandwidth becomes scarce in emergencies ranging ⁠from disasters to a Chinese invasion.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Some of Europe’s biggest insurance companies told CNBC this week that the region isn’t adequately prepared to deal with the risks of wildfires and weather disasters, leaving a substantial share of financial damage uninsured.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of disasters
Noun
  • That’s the magic of Yatzy, a simple game that’s equal parts luck and strategy and easy enough for anyone to join in.
    — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The Real Time audience took that one in stride, giving it a good laugh and applause, but then Maher pushed his luck.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of luck
Noun
  • And yet while some clubs of a similar size were happy to keep selling players to re-invest, Tottenham generally only did so with first-team players in very specific circumstances.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Making this call can sometimes be a tough decision and of course everybody is different and has different circumstances.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of circumstances
Noun
  • Holden eagerly rebels against Pencey Prep, gets the boot, and flees to New York City, a place with its own vices and hazards, but without the sort of propaganda and pretense that obscure the school’s dark underside.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The main hazards will be flash flooding and damaging winds once again.
    — Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026
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