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

The best possibilities remain appealing after the excitement fades and the practical part finally enters the room.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Sep. 2026
QuIC gives Lockheed Martin a dedicated organization to pursue those possibilities as the technology matures.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of possibility

Noun

There’s no end of things to do here—an athletic club, frequent cultural events, and an exquisite spa.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
When the event is death or violence, forecasting is readily perceived as not only monetizing harm but possibly even incentivizing it.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of event

Noun

This sense of necessity entirely opposes the narrative contingency in Spider-Noir’s other genre.

— Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Construction is proposed in three stages, while about $100 billion would cover construction and another $20 billion would be held as contingency reserves.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of contingency

Noun

The killing occurred a week before a hearing was scheduled in McKinsey and Jang's divorce case.

— TERRY CHEA, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
Pressure for action on all types of kratom is mounting after two students at the University of Mississippi died this month, with kratom products found on the scene in both cases.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026

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