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as in possibility
something that might happen
officials in charge of managing the national emergency tried to prepare for every contingent, no matter how improbable
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as in random
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as in probable
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as in relative
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as in conditional
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Recent Examples of contingent
Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
Over the past two months, the Pentagon has deployed close to 10,000 troops — most of them based in Puerto Rico — along with a contingent of Marines aboard amphibious assault ships.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Trump had said in recent weeks that US support for Milei was contingent on his political success.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
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Noun
But ahead of Halloween weekend, Hatch had a small but incredibly loud contingent of Christians on TikTok posting videos of themselves throwing away their Hatch devices — and accusing the company of being demonic.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
Over the past two months, the Pentagon has deployed close to 10,000 troops — most of them based in Puerto Rico — along with a contingent of Marines aboard amphibious assault ships.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
For its part, OpenAI will now have access to the full funding promised by investors, including SoftBank, Thrive, and other venture capital firms that had been contingent on the restructure.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Trump had said in recent weeks that US support for Milei was contingent on his political success.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contingent
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So, in that chaos, when the film’s delegation were summoned to attend the big closing shindig at the Palais — a sure sign they had been selected — Panahi and his daughter had only minutes to prepare.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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Tennessee’s delegation also includes first lady Maria Lee, Deputy Governor Stuart McWhorter, Tennessee Economic Development Deputy Commissioner Allen Borden, Chief of Staff Joseph Williams, Senior Advisor Casey Sellers and Creative Director Brandon Hull.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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After Maggie and Paul were shot to death on June 7, 2021, Alex was found guilty of two counts of murder and two counts of possession of a weapon during a violent crime, earning two consecutive life sentences without possibility of parole.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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And Mamdani’s promised rent freeze faces multiple hurdles — including the possibility that outgoing Mayor Eric Adams will stack the Rent Guidelines Board with his own appointees who won’t go along with a freeze.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Legalized betting has certain security advantages in that unusual betting patterns — such as large bets being placed on a random player’s performance — can be immediately flagged.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Still, a player ascending from top-15 or top-10-ish status in the league to a legit MVP candidate is arguably an even more difficult, more challenging and vertiginous jump than making the leap from random scrub to solid starter.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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He had been listed as probable earlier in the week with bilateral Achilles tendinopathy, then was cleared to play pregame before exiting.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Catastrophic flash flooding and landslides are probable across portions of southern Hispaniola and Jamaica.—
MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT,
Miami Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Even a relative newcomer, Curtis, opposes eliminating the filibuster.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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The majority of these labels favor more classic designs, but relative newcomer Laopu — launched in 2016 — has disrupted the market, blending 24-karat gold and diamonds with silhouettes and patterns inspired by Chinese tradition.—
Lucy Maguire,
Vogue,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Knox has suggested that the price tag could end up being a conditional 2026 second-round pick and a defensive player.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Given his recent injury history and expiring contract, maybe he could be had for a conditional late-round pick swap (think a sixth-round pick for a seventh-round pick) with the Titans.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Oct. 2025
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That is because their brightness may be strongly affected by the age of the progenitor stars of these explosive events.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Prince William's biggest event of the year went head-to-head with Prince Harry's support for military veterans during a trip to Canada on Wednesday.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Dirty Truths reminds us that renewal can be both beautiful and practical.—
Essence,
Essence,
5 Nov. 2025
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The canals and pond, which were aggregately 193,000 cubic meters in volume and appear to have no practical purpose, would have taken 255,000 days of labor by a single individual.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Contingent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contingent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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