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
In 2023, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recorded about 12,000 accidents involving school buses alone.
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
This helps prevent electrical accidents.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
The carrier warned that incorrect declarations can result in cargo shifting or collapsing, alongside other accidents like chemical reactions, fires or even explosions.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Nearly one in five accidents with injuries involved losses greater than the at-fault driver's coverage limits, according to the Insurance Research Council.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Damaged airbags also may fail to deploy in case of accidents.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Because of an idiosyncratic history of accidents on a boardwalk, bikes and rollerblades are prohibited there, but not scooters or skateboards.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
Car accidents are statistically more common than encountering a defective medical device.
—Matt Lowe, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
More than 150,000 people die in road accidents in India every year.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
This helps prevent electrical accidents.
—Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
The carrier warned that incorrect declarations can result in cargo shifting or collapsing, alongside other accidents like chemical reactions, fires or even explosions.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Nearly one in five accidents with injuries involved losses greater than the at-fault driver's coverage limits, according to the Insurance Research Council.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Damaged airbags also may fail to deploy in case of accidents.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Because of an idiosyncratic history of accidents on a boardwalk, bikes and rollerblades are prohibited there, but not scooters or skateboards.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
Car accidents are statistically more common than encountering a defective medical device.
—Matt Lowe, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
More than 150,000 people die in road accidents in India every year.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accidents
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Russia is firing double the number of missile strikes from years before, with mounting civilian casualties.—
Oleksandra Matviichuk,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The ministry doesn’t distinguish in its reporting between combatant and civilian deaths but has previously said that some 70% of casualties in Gaza have been women and children.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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Each of us takes about twenty thousand breaths every single day—twenty thousand chances for the air around us to either sustain life or to quietly harm it.—
Bill Frist,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Better chances for more widespread showers and thunderstorms will come on Thursday and Friday.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 Sep. 2025
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Some BDCs are dividend machines, others are disasters.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Some contend mythologising such events does a disservice to those who lost their lives in maritime disasters.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The second and third matches are due to be played on Friday and Sunday, but the luck of the Irish may desert them with those grey skies in Dublin.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Leavitt isn't the only Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and MomTok veteran to try her luck on the ballroom this season.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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The glue can also lead to less invasive surgery, as, under some circumstances, smaller incisions could be required.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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People grow, circumstances shift, and unexpected challenges arise.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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If two hazards are rated Category 3 or higher, the final number increases by one.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Check with lifeguards before entering the ocean for possible hazards you may be swept into.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Accidents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accidents. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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