Thesaurus results for CONTINGENCE

contingence

noun

kən-ˈtin-jən(t)s

Definition of contingence

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. — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2017

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Noun

Kotlikoff said the university needed to determine whether fraternities could operate safely and left open the possibility of sweeping restrictions on Greek life.

— Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
The public stance remains, as the statement Friday reads, that Hammond remains the site where due diligence is being finalized and is very much a possibility.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of possibility

Noun

Its arrival split men's professional golf, with the PGA Tour suspending members who competed in LIV events.

— Matthew Tan, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
The incident does not necessarily indicate a fundamental limitation of the G1 platform, particularly given Unitree’s suggestion that the development model may not have been properly tuned for the event.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026

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More investment will be earmarked for contingencies, reflecting in part the view that reaching a diplomatic resolution to the Iran war is unlikely anytime soon.

— Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
This embryonic naval force could be developed further to cover more ambitious contingencies in the Black Sea, from sea surveillance to the protection of territorial integrity, as the Finnish-Swedish naval task force does in the Baltic Sea.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of contingency

Noun

Google's broader practices have come under fire in recent years, with the company losing antitrust cases over its search and advertising businesses.

— Isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
In every case, the candidate under consideration vows to go to Washington, or to Lansing, and put the people ahead of politics.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026

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