as in events
something that happens
I'm trying to forget the whole embarrassing episode
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Recent Examples of episodes
Give officers background clues about routines, favorite locations, past wandering episodes and favorite familiar landmarks to narrow the search area.
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Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Content built for 8-minute windows on a commute, not 45-minute episodes on a television.
—Max Cutler, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
Some episodes have lasted a few days and others a few hours.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
Unfortunately, the series lasted only two episodes before being canceled in 2020.
—Ryan Brennan
march 10, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
All episodes are available to stream now for CNN subscribers.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
No episodes from Meadows’ season has aired.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
After countless episodes tinged with romance, revolution, and time-traveling, Outlander now begins its final chapter—ushered in with a premiere at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall on Monday evening.
—Carly Witteman, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2026
The intense pain of such episodes can be so bad that sufferers scream.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Content built for 8-minute windows on a commute, not 45-minute episodes on a television.
—Max Cutler, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
Some episodes have lasted a few days and others a few hours.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
Unfortunately, the series lasted only two episodes before being canceled in 2020.
—Ryan Brennan
march 10, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
All episodes are available to stream now for CNN subscribers.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
No episodes from Meadows’ season has aired.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
After countless episodes tinged with romance, revolution, and time-traveling, Outlander now begins its final chapter—ushered in with a premiere at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall on Monday evening.
—Carly Witteman, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2026
The intense pain of such episodes can be so bad that sufferers scream.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for episodes
Noun
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Recent events served as another reminder.—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Avoiding documentary-like methods that presume to grasp events in large visual gulps, Ouédraogo offers visual fragments (however ample) that conjure a spectrum of experience that goes beyond what’s onscreen.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As a result, Chandra is good for a lot of things, but its limitations matter when considering those big questions above.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Mar. 2026
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When our hour was nearly over, a Rikers representative ordered us to wind things down.—
Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At least 20 incidents were reported as seizures, including some that resulted in head trauma.—
Morgan Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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There are currently no traffic incidents reported in this area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The legal declaration releases the company of contractual obligations because of extraordinary circumstances.—
Alex Veiga,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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As part of a plea deal, a count of murder with a special-circumstances allegation of gang activity was dismissed.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Hanks described several occurrences in which the children were left in dangerous situations.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The girl told her no and said the three occurrences had happened within the past month.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Episodes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/episodes. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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