co-occurrences

noun

plural of co-occurrence
as in occurrences

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  1. occurrences
  2. things
  3. phenomena
  4. incidents
  5. episodes
  6. flukes
  7. pages
Noun
  • In the letter, the specialists also noted that the study made no mention of patients refusing to participate in the study or dropping out later in pregnancy, both of which are common occurrences in a study involving drug use.
    — Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The Cubs lost 10 in a row, but their postseason slot now looks almost cinched, barring unforeseen Cubbie-like occurrences.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of occurrences
Noun
  • When those things do start happening, the scares are every bit as effective as the buildup promises.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • However, Heaika expects some things in return and isn’t happy to see Ejva fall for his cousin.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of things
Noun
  • With subsequent analysis of the weather phenomena and pilot training to mitigate these encounters, airlines have been able to nearly eliminate these fatal accidents worldwide.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The Swift Observatory has been studying cosmic phenomena like gamma-ray bursts for over two decades.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of phenomena
Noun
  • The International Press Institute, a nonprofit that aims to protect media freedom, recorded 26 incidents of attacks and threats in the five months to March.
    — Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The Washington Post and other news outlets have recently reported on incidents of individual police officers misusing information collected by license plate readers for personal reasons, such as tracking the movements of former romantic partners.
    — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of incidents
Noun
  • This is the big Issa-Paul Baker episode of the season, the culmination of a few episodes of awkwardness.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Symptoms typically emerge between two weeks and a year after birth, although about 90% of episodes happen within four weeks.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of episodes
Noun
  • Their odds of winning the World Series – a famously finicky task prone to small sample size flukes – were over 25%, one-in-four for one of baseball’s 30 teams.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Guests at Brookfield Zoo can identify her in Dolphin Bay by her distinctive features, including a freckle on her tongue, pink coloration on her ventral side, and smaller flukes and dorsal fins in relation to her body size.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of flukes
Noun
  • Lady Holiday listlessly turns the pages, barely glancing at Miss Piggy in various outfits.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Taylor’s life unfolds as a grand, breathless narrative, and Heymann knows exactly how to keep the pages turning.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of pages
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