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as in delegations
a body of persons chosen as representatives of a larger group
the local Scout troop traditionally sends a large contingent to the jamboree
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as in events
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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Recent Examples of contingents
Just about every facet of the OIGC family will be represented, including contingents from the Youth Choir and the 200-strong Community Choir.
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Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
But the craziest moment came when two matches with large contingents of fans were scheduled simultaneously and on adjoining courts.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 9 Nov. 2025
The congressman might be surprised to learn that, a little more than a century ago, his own state had been home to one of the strongest contingents of socialists in America.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Security was reinforced on the streets of the capital with extra contingents of the military and judicial police, sniffer dogs, and intelligence officers.
—Adriana Carranca, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Among them were large contingents from Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels and Patek Philippe.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Russian units had already arrived with other CSTO contingents expected to join.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Since then, soldiers and airmen along with smaller contingents from the Navy and Marine Corps have called the base home.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025
But the craziest moment came when two matches with large contingents of fans were scheduled simultaneously and on adjoining courts.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 9 Nov. 2025
The congressman might be surprised to learn that, a little more than a century ago, his own state had been home to one of the strongest contingents of socialists in America.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Security was reinforced on the streets of the capital with extra contingents of the military and judicial police, sniffer dogs, and intelligence officers.
—Adriana Carranca, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Among them were large contingents from Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels and Patek Philippe.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Russian units had already arrived with other CSTO contingents expected to join.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Since then, soldiers and airmen along with smaller contingents from the Navy and Marine Corps have called the base home.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contingents
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This year, large delegations came from France and Korea, mostly via pavilions hosted by French institutions and Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), in addition to a growing number of participants from Southeast Asia and Japan.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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But, in recent years, several of the conservative Justices, in dissents, have seemed ready to start striking down some delegations as being too unspecific to be consistent with the separation of powers.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
6 Nov. 2025
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Find more university press titles featured on the University Press Week reading list, along with a schedule of University Press Week events.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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The president has attended plenty of sporting events over the last 13 months.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Third-place teams complicate the USMNT’s possibilities At first glance, there is only one straightforward scenario.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Now as then, a strongman has been dislodged in Venezuela, and the field of possibilities has expanded.—
Michael Albertus,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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In blockade and quarantine contingencies, lawfare and economic coercion might matter as much as air-naval power.—
Eyck Freymann,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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Preparing to meet a host of contingencies entails writing a series of scripts that predict the future.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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In addition to Núñez’s account, The Bee reviewed dozens of other accounts opened for 2026 and 2030 races, and found that in many cases, these accounts belonged to former lawmakers who use them to hold and spend money raised during their time in office – not to run for the seat in question.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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Driven by the childhood memory of a murder near her home, McNamara spent years as an armchair sleuth, digging through records to try and solve cold cases, especially that of the Golden State Killer.—
Rebecca Hannigan,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Contingents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contingents. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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