Thesaurus results for CONTINGENTS

contingents

noun

plural of contingent

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 Fourth of July parade along Coloma Road had 85 contingents, according to Runner. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026 Other states with sizable contingents include West Virginia, Nebraska, Florida and Louisiana. — ABC News, 2 July 2026 They are also required to certify that their contingents and units have been vetted and no credible information of prior involvement links them to gross violations of human rights. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 June 2026 On Thursday, both the junior men’s and women’s contingents claimed team titles. — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 The slimmer contingents that appear on the palace balcony look in recent years much different than late Queen Elizabeth's reign, as the extended family would pack the palace balcony. — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026 And while the Queen City won’t host any World Cup games, there will be watch parties around Charlotte with various fan contingents. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026 The Americans had a rule against having Black soldiers in armored divisions, so Leclerc — whose biggest contingents were African — had to part with a third of his men to keep his American equipment. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 June 2026 There will be over 60 contingents in the parade, and the organizers state there will be more than 5,500 artists who will be representing various cultural heritages such as Brazil, Mexico, Panama, Bolivia, Cuba, Puerto Rico and more. — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 24 May 2026

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Noun

After receiving a doctorate at the University of Kent in England, Araghchi joined the Iranian Foreign Ministry, and over the past 20 years has been a member of Iranian delegations on nuclear issues.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Reagan and Gorbachev, in the course of their discussion, agreed to eliminate all nuclear weapons, a move that surprised both delegations.

— Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of delegations

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Still, the investigation into his murder had seemed to grow so cold that even many close to the events of that night believed the case would never be solved, much less prosecuted.

— Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
There have been concerns about safety at these large-scale events.

— Paul Burton, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of events

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But in a state where numerous local cartels make money not only from drugs but also from extortion, there are plenty of possibilities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
However, these uses remain future possibilities, and the team plans to test how the material performs in device-relevant forms.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of possibilities

Noun

The images were also shared with NamUs, the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, which is a centralized repository and resource center for missing and unidentified person cases in the United States.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Minnesota is reporting 23 cases, while Wisconsin is reporting 18 cases.

— Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026