as in possibility
something that might happen
the collapse of that nation's economy was one contingence that the architects of the war hadn't planned on
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Recent Examples of contingence
The team had a strong veteran contingence, but none of those veterans had anyone to lead them.
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Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2017
Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contingence
Noun
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As a plant biologist, Kato knew that bioplastics could be made from plants and got curious about the possibilities.—
TRAVIS LOLLER,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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Presidents Day was greeted by thick gray clouds and rainfall across the Bay Area Monday as the first of three back-to-back storms brought minor flooding to some parts of the region, with steady rain expected to continue Tuesday and even the possibility of mountaintop snow by Wednesday.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Four years later, Bruna Moura finally made it to the start line of an event at the Olympic Games – the qualification race for the Sprint Classic.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Leaders used the event to assess both the drone’s performance and the readiness of troops assigned to fly and manage it.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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The bill does not bar unions and the CSU from including contingency clauses in future labor agreements, which is how the university system was able to withhold Teamsters Local 2010’s raises last year.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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Operating two carrier strike groups in the region adds to the concentration of naval and airpower, potentially affecting the regional security balance and contingency planning.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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In addition, the county learned about Knox’s old embezzlement case – and that she’d been convicted of stealing more than $500,000.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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In Minnesota, federal prosecutors have filed 35 cases in December and January, compared to just nine during Biden’s entire four-year term.—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Contingence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contingence. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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