Thesaurus results for CONTINGENCIES

contingencies

noun

plural of contingency

as in possibilities

something that might happen agencies trying to provide for every contingency in a national emergency

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something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends an offer to buy the house, with the contingency that it pass inspection

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Recent Examples of contingencies Days run to schedule, but there’s plenty of contingencies ready to be rolled out. — Iain MacAuley, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2026 The potential buyer is working to clear away all contingencies to complete the sale, court papers show. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026 During rehearsals, the team mapped out crucial story beats and potential contingencies. — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026 What pre-season is for is establishing contingencies, testing out options, and building dynamics. — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 Because of Martucci’s hands-on construction background, his team is able to purchase these properties without requiring repairs, inspections or contingencies typical of a traditional sale. — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 The one-year football scheduling alliance gave the Beavers and Cougars a temporary football home while also outlining contingencies for a deeper partnership, including the possibility of a future merger. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2026 By the time of the fire, the Presbytery was in the process of selling the building, which remains under contract while contingencies are resolved. — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 29 July 2026 Amazon landed Stillwater in a bidding war in spring 2025 with a straight-to-series order, which, since it was based on a pitch, had contingencies attached in the form of delivering a pilot script and a first-season bible. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 22 July 2026

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Noun

The astonishing social movements of the decade—particularly the black freedom struggle and the antiwar movement—could have produced a more durable sense of solidarity and collective possibilities.

— Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
These are proper, fully fledged components, designed to last, keep doing things, and progressively fire the mind with possibilities.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of possibilities

Noun

Thousands of Ukrainian deaths over this period because of too few military provisions sums it all up.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
The United States should thus push everyone to reinterpret the benefit-sharing provisions in a more generous manner.

— Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of provisions

Noun

As the index fluctuates with market conditions, your mortgage rate can change as well.

— Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
In his exquisitely layered seventh feature, Possible Love (Ga-neung-han sa-rang), Lee Chang-dong’s humanistic observational skills remain at their peak, the acuity of his insights into emotional lives and social conditions unparalleled.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of conditions

Noun

These advocates, in many cases, aren’t concerned about those issues, and believe that if humanity somehow survives the AI age, we are headed for a utopian future full of abundant health and scientific breakthroughs.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
An outbreak earlier this summer on the Upper East Side saw more than 90 cases and 11 deaths, which health officials found was linked to bacteria in some buildings' cooling towers.

— Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of cases

Noun

There is a balance between Jefferson’s playground style and the requirements of a detailed offense built on rhythm and timing.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The idea that stricter work-search requirements will lead to faster re-employment simply doesn't match the reality of modern hiring.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026

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